High-Dose Monthly Maternal Cholecalciferol Supplementation during Breastfeeding Affects Maternal and Infant Vitamin D Status at 5 Months Postpartum: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Benjamin John WheelerBarry J TaylorPeter HerbisonJillian J HaszardAdel MikhailShirley JonesMichelle J HarperLisa A Houghton

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2016)

Maternal cholecalciferol supplementation at a dose of 100,000 IU/mo during the first 5 mo of breastfeeding potentially benefits infant vitamin D status. Further studies are required to determine optimum dose and dosing frequency. This trial was registered at www.anzctr.org.au as ACTRN12611000108910.

Keyphrases

birth weight
high dose
pregnancy outcomes
preterm infants
low dose
gestational age
study protocol
phase iii
sensitive detection
weight loss