Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy associated with preterm birth for non-white mothers

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

African-American and Puerto Rican women who have low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are more likely to go into labor early and give birth to preterm babies, research reveals. The study is the largest to date to look at the association between vitamin D and preterm birth.

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