Vitamin D supplementation is recommended for preterm infants both while they are still in the hospital and after discharge, according to dietary guidelines issued in a clinical report published ...

Although daily vitamin D supplementation is recommended for breastfed infants, adherence to this recommendation is poor. Surveying 140 mothers with exclusively breastfed infants and 44 who used ...

Lactation. On average, vitamin D levels in breast milk are 22 IU/L in vitamin D-sufficient mothers. This can increase to nearly 70 IU/L if the mother supplements with 200 IU of vitamin D per day ...

Many breast-fed infants may not be getting enough vitamin D, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 184 women who were breast-feeding, and found that most did not give vitamin D supplements ...

Most infants enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC, are likely not getting the recommended daily amount of vitamin D, according ...

Recent studies have shown that many children don't get enough vitamin D, and cases of rickets, a bone disorder often associated with malnourishment in the 1800s, continue to occur.

CHICAGO — The nation’s leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may hel… ...

We’ve heard a lot about the many benefits of Vitamin D. It plays an important role in the absorption of calcium which builds strong bones. It also lowers the risk of certain types of cancers ...

The not-often-discussed issue of Vitamin D deficiency in nursing mothers is discussed by an expert, and how it can affect the infants in their care. An "adequate" intake for nursing mothers is not ...

Results from the Maternal Vitamin D for Infant Growth trial were published in the August 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study ...