Vitamin D deficiency linked to diabetes in pregnancy

Vitamin D deficiency linked to diabetes in pregnancy


All pregnant women should be tested for vitamin D deficiency and those found to be deficient should be treated, say experts.
Pregnant women with gestational diabetes are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, potentially leading to bone weakness in their babies, according to research in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.Researchers studied 147 women who attended

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