Researchers recommend pregnant women take 4,000 IU vitamin D a day

Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 04:00 in Health & Medicine

Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy is not only safe for mother and baby, but also can prevent preterm labor/births and infections, according to results of a randomized controlled study to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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