Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants

The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of maternal vitamin D3 (400 U/day) supplementation on breastfed infants at 6 months of age. Mothers (n=96) were enrolled within 1 month after birth and assigned to the 400 IU/day regimen or no vitamin D3 supplementation for 6 months. All infa...

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Main Authors: Fuat Buğrul, Esra Devecioğlu, Tülin Ozden, Gülbin Gökçay, Beyhan Omer
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2013-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1474
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author Fuat Buğrul
Esra Devecioğlu
Tülin Ozden
Gülbin Gökçay
Beyhan Omer
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description The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of maternal vitamin D3 (400 U/day) supplementation on breastfed infants at 6 months of age. Mothers (n=96) were enrolled within 1 month after birth and assigned to the 400 IU/day regimen or no vitamin D3 supplementation for 6 months. All infants received 400 IU/day of vitamin D3 and were exclusively breastfed until 4 months of age. Of all mothers, 22.2% had vitamin D levels above 20 ng/ml initially. At the end of the study, vitamin D levels of mothers and their infants were similar in both groups. Thirteen percent of the infants in the intervention group and 20.5% in the control group had vitamin D levels below 12 ng/ml. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations at 6 months had increased significantly in mothers in the intervention group. Lactating mothers and their children need vitamin D supplementation but further studies are required with higher doses.
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spelling doaj-art-afbb99a7c3554cd3ae147def87f273ff2025-08-20T03:16:22ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-04-01552Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infantsFuat Buğrul0Esra DevecioğluTülin OzdenGülbin GökçayBeyhan OmerDepartment of Pediatrics, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey. esradevecioglu@gmail.com. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of maternal vitamin D3 (400 U/day) supplementation on breastfed infants at 6 months of age. Mothers (n=96) were enrolled within 1 month after birth and assigned to the 400 IU/day regimen or no vitamin D3 supplementation for 6 months. All infants received 400 IU/day of vitamin D3 and were exclusively breastfed until 4 months of age. Of all mothers, 22.2% had vitamin D levels above 20 ng/ml initially. At the end of the study, vitamin D levels of mothers and their infants were similar in both groups. Thirteen percent of the infants in the intervention group and 20.5% in the control group had vitamin D levels below 12 ng/ml. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations at 6 months had increased significantly in mothers in the intervention group. Lactating mothers and their children need vitamin D supplementation but further studies are required with higher doses. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1474
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Esra Devecioğlu
Tülin Ozden
Gülbin Gökçay
Beyhan Omer
Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants
title_full Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants
title_fullStr Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants
title_full_unstemmed Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants
title_short Effect of maternal and infant vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D levels of breastfed infants
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url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1474
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