Maternal Vitamin D Status in Pregnancy and Risk of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, Wheezing, and Asthma in Offspring

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Authors

Eva Morales · Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Isabelle Romieu · Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Stefano Guerra · Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Ferrán Ballester · Universitat de València

Marisa Rebagliato · Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Jesús Vioqué · Medical Research Network

Adonina Tardón

Abstract

Higher maternal circulating 25(OH)D concentrations in pregnancy were independently associated with lower risk of lower respiratory tract infections in offspring in the first year of life but not with wheezing or asthma in childhood.

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Climate Change and Health Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Epidemiology

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 64-71

DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e31823a44d3

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