Mothers who take a vitamin D supplement during pregnancy could help prevent their newborn baby developing asthma and respiratory infections, say scientists. A study in the Journal suggests that taking vitamin D in pregnancy may affect babies immune systems, a known factor for childhood asthma. The Research team say most asthma cases are diagnosed in early childhood, suggesting that the origin of the disease is in early life or when the foetus is still in the womb.
Previous studies have been observational, drawing on third-party data to draw conclusions.The latest investigation is based on a study of 51 women who were randomly assigned at between 10 and 18 weeks of pregnancy to take high or low doses of vitamin D supplements. Around half the women were given the recommended daily intake of 400 IU of vitamin D during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and the remaining took a…
