Low vitamin D status in nursing Pakistani mothers in an environment of ample sunshine: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The maternal 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) insufficiency is related to adverse maternal and neonatal outcome. The 25OHD content of breast milk is dependent on 25OHD status of the mothers. We undertook this study to ascertain the 25OHD status and its determinants in the nursing mot...

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Main Authors: Ghulam Mustafa, Muhammad Aslam Asadi, Imran Iqbal, Nadir Bashir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-2062-0