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Impact of Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation during Breastfeeding on Infant Serum Vitamin D Levels: A Narrative Review of the Recent Evidence
Vitamin D supplementation for breastfed infants is recommended due to low levels of vitamin D in human milk and the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. The relationship between maternal vitamin D supplementation while breastfeeding and infant serum vitamin D levels is beginning to be described....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9777520/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36553307 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9121863 |
Sumario: | Vitamin D supplementation for breastfed infants is recommended due to low levels of vitamin D in human milk and the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. The relationship between maternal vitamin D supplementation while breastfeeding and infant serum vitamin D levels is beginning to be described. A literature review was conducted that investigated the impact of maternal supplementation, with at least 4000 IU of vitamin D, on infant serum vitamin D levels. Inclusion criteria were publication between 2016–2022, primary research, exclusively breastfed infants, and mothers taking vitamin D supplements while breastfeeding. Exclusion criteria were publication prior to 2016, review articles, results that did not include infant serum vitamin D levels, and research using participants already included in this review. Over 90% of infants whose mothers took vitamin D supplements while breastfeeding had adequate serum vitamin D levels. The final mean serum vitamin D of all infant participants whose mothers consumed vitamin D supplementation was 66.7 nmol/L, while mean serum vitamin D in those whose mothers did not consume supplements was 33.5 nmol/L. Consumption of vitamin D supplements by lactating women exclusively breastfeeding their infants can lead to adequate serum vitamin D levels in their infants. |
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