Effects of Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation on Infant Acute Respiratory Infections: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial in Bangladesh.
Shaun K MorrisLisa G PellMohammed Ziaur RahmanAbdullah Al MahmudJoy ShiTahmeed AhmedMichelle C DimitrisJonathan B GubbayM Munirul IslamTahmid KashemFarhana K KeyaMinhazul MohsinEleanor PullenayegumMichelle ScienceShaila S ShantaMariya K SumiyaStanley ZlotkinDaniel E RothPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2021)
Despite a high prevalence of maternal baseline vitamin D deficiency and significant effects of maternal vitamin D supplementation on infant vitamin D status, the intervention did not reduce the risk of microbiologically confirmed ARI in infants up to 6 months of age.