Bone resorption and dietary calcium in pregnancy-a window to future maternal bone health.
E C O'BrienA A GeraghtyM T KilbaneM J McKennaFionnuala M McauliffePublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)
Higher bone resorption and low dietary calcium in pregnancy were associated with lower BMD 5 years later. These findings could enable the identification of women at risk of declining of BMD in later life, but further research is needed. Adequate dietary calcium should be advised in the antenatal setting to promote lifelong maternal bone health.
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