date:Mar 12, 2013
e placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth.
Vitamin D is known to help strengthen bones, protect against infections during the winter, and aid the nervous and muscular systems. However, some studies have questioned the positive aspects of the vitamin.
During the latest study, researchers looked at the association between vitamin D levels during pregnancy and at birth, the immune status and allergic diseases of the children later in life. They included 622 mothers and their