No Evidence Supporting Vitamin D Supplements During Pregnancy

Research from Bristol University, has found there is no strong evidence to support advice that Vitamin D protects women against pregnancy-induced high blood pressure – hyper tension or pre-eclampsia.

The results, published in the BMJ, supports the World Health Organization’s view that recommending Vitamin D supplements for pregnancy is ‘insufficient’.

Pregnant women in the UK are currently advised to take a daily supplement of vitamin D because it is common to have low levels of the vitamin which affects the hormone regulating blood pressure.

Maria Magnus led the team of researchers at University of Bristol, investigating vitamin D in pregnancy using Mendelian randomisation and data from 7,389 women from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (Children of the 90s) and Generation R Study.

Their analysis showed no evidence to support a direct effect of vitamin D levels on risk of gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia.

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