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In yet another finding about how vitamin D deficiency can affect health, researchers have found that pregnant women who are low in the vitamin can be up to 4x more likely to have a cesarean section.
Over 250 women were studied. The researchers speculate that vitamin D is associated with improved muscle function. Therefore, if a woman is low in vitamin D, her associated risk of Cesarean is higher.
The group defined vitamin D deficiency at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention level of less than 37.5 nanomoles per liter (15 nanograms per milliliter) of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in blood.
In a separate study, the research team identified vitamin D deficiency among more than three-quarters of moms and newborns despite the moms' daily ingestion of prenatal vitamins and 2 glasses of milk during pregnancy.
The experts call for further investigations to determine whether increasing vitamin D intake among pregnant women will reduce cesarean delivery rates.
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