Introduction: Rates of infant vitamin D supplementation fall short of guideline
recommendations. We explored this discrepancy from the clinician perspective as they …

Background: The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Academy of Medicine
recommend vitamin D supplementation for breastfeeding infants. However, compliance with …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of vitamin D supplementation in predominantly
breastfed children. To identify patient characteristics, parental beliefs, and practitioner …

OBJECTIVE: Compare effectiveness of maternal vitamin D3 supplementation with 6400 IU
per day alone to maternal and infant supplementation with 400 IU per day. METHODS …

Adequate vitamin D is essential for proper bone development and prevention of skeletal
abnormalities. 1 Neonatal vitamin D deficiency is associated with rickets, altered calcium …

Daily vitamin D supplementation is recommended for breastfed infants, but alternative
methods include enriching breast milk with vitamin D through maternal supplementation or …

Health policy in North America advocates that all breastfed infants receive a vitamin D
supplement of 400 IU per day for the primary prevention of rickets. Despite this …

OBJECTIVES: In November 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) doubled the
recommended daily intake of vitamin D for infants and children, from 200 IU/day (2003 …

Objective To determine whether a single monthly supplement is as effective as a daily
maternal supplement in increasing breast milk vitamin D to achieve vitamin D sufficiency in …

We examined the association between maternal vitamin D intake during breastfeeding with
their infants' vitamin D status in infants who did or did not receive vitamin D supplements to …