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Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy leads to greater bone mass in UK infants born during winter months: the MAVIDOS multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Cooper Cyrus , Harvey Nicholas , Bishop Nicholas , Kennedy Stephen , Papageorghiou Aris , Schoenmakers Inez , Fraser Robert , Gandhi Saurabh , D'Angelo Stefania , Crozier Sarah , Moon Rebecca , Arden Nigel , Dennison Elaine , Godfrey Keith , Inskip Hazel , Prentice Ann , Mughal Zulf , Eastell Richard , Reid David , Javaid Kassim

Maternal vitamin D status has been positively associated with infant bone mass in observational studies. We therefore evaluated whether 1000 IU/day cholecalciferol during pregnancy would lead to greater offspring bone mass at birth, in a UK, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (MAVIDOS, ISRCTN82927713).At 12 weeks gestation, pregnant women with a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] 25-100 nmol/l were randomised to either...

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Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy leads to greater bone mass in UK infants born during winter months: the MAVIDOS multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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