Canadian Mothers And Babies Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D

Canadian mothers and babies, especially those in northern communities, aren’t getting enough vitamin D, according to a new statement by the Canadian Paediatric Society. Vitamin D deficiency-prevalent among pregnant women, exclusively breastfed infants, and northern Aboriginal populations-can pose serious dangers to the development of a fetus and infant, yet is easily preventable through supplements. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Pediatrics on September 25th, 2007