The effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on maternal & infant 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration
BACKGROUND: Adequate vitamin D during pregnancy and lactation is important for optimal health of mother and infant. Due to low levels of vitamin D occurring in breast milk, exclusively breastfed infants are recommended by Health Canada to be supplemented with 400 IU/day of vitamin D. A potential so...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44967 |