Vitamin D is a vitamin that is given little importance in pregnancy, but whose deficit has shown consequences for the health of the future mother and the baby. Its lack is related, among other things, to low birth weight and language problems, while it is recommended to improve the baby's bone development.
One of the last benefits we know thanks to a study from the University of the Manitoba School of Dentistry in Winnipeg (Canada) is that taking vitamin D in pregnancy helps prevent tooth decay in children.
The researchers analyzed the cases of 207 pregnant women who were measured for vitamin D levels in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. They then examined their children's teeth when they were an average of 16 months old.
They found that the mothers of babies who eventually developed cavities had significantly lower levels of vitamin D than those whose levels were normal. They also observed defects in tooth enamel in children in the first group.
Vitamin D is present in small amounts in some foods such as butter, eggs, milk and blue fish, but the most efficient way to synthesize Vitamin D is by sunbathing.
The amounts are often insufficient, and due to the benefits that studies are demonstrating for both the health of the mother and the baby, some experts consider including a vitamin D supplement to complete the nutritional recommendations of women in pregnancy .
