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Journal Article
Effect of Vitamin D Status during Pregnancy on Infant Neurodevelopment: The ECLIPSES Study
2020
Overview
Vitamin D status during pregnancy is involved in numerous physiological processes, including brain development. In this study, we assess the association between vitamin D status during pregnancy and infant neurodevelopment (cognitive, language, and motor skills). From an initial sample of 793 women (mean age 30.6) recruited before the 12th week of pregnancy, 422 mother–infant pairs were followed up to a postpartum visit. Vitamin D levels were assessed in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy, and socio-demographic, nutritional, and psychological variables were collected. At 40 days postpartum, the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-III were administered to the infants and several obstetrical data were recorded. Independently from several confounding factors, deficient vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy (<30 nmol/L) predicted a worse performance in cognitive and language skills. Language performance worsened with lower vitamin D levels (<20 nmol/L). In the third trimester, this highly deficient level was also associated with lower motor skills. Vitamin D deficiency was therefore associated with worse neurodevelopmental outcomes. More studies are needed to determine specific recommendations with regard to vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy in order to promote an optimal course for pregnancy and optimal infant neurodevelopment.
Publisher
MDPI AG,MDPI
Subject
/ age
/ Anxiety
/ Babies
/ brain
/ Child Development - physiology
/ Diabetes
/ Female
/ Fetal Development - physiology
/ Humans
/ Infant
/ infants
/ Language
/ Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
/ Maternal-Fetal Exchange - physiology
/ Mothers
/ Neurodevelopmental Disorders - etiology
/ Neurodevelopmental Disorders - prevention & control
/ Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology
/ Vitamin D - administration & dosage
/ Vitamin D Deficiency - complications
/ women
