Pregnant women need more vitamin D

A British Journal of Nutrition study states that pregnant women should be advised to take vitamin D after determining there is a “strong case” to back the vitamin’s benefits. The researchers from the University College London Institute of Child Health wrote in the that supplementation of vitamin D will benefit pregnant women and reduce the risk of diseases such as infantile hypocalcaemia and rickets. According to researchers, "the routine provision of a daily supplement throughout pregnancy would significantly decrease the number of mothers who are clearly vitamin D deficient, reducing related serious risks to their babies." The research also highlighted the problem of women with dark skin who do not absorb as much sunlight and therefore manufacture less vitamin D in vivo.