New research suggests that vitamin D deficiency may lead to an increased risk for cesarean delivery by pregnant women.
The study appears in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. In it, vitamin D researcher Michael Holick, M.D., Ph.D, and colleagues from the Boston Medical Center report women in the study who were severely vitamin D deficient during childbirth were about four times more likely to deliver by cesarean section than women with higher vitamin D levels.
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to muscle weakness and poor muscle performance, which might explain why women with insufficient vitamin D stores would be more likely to require C-sections.
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