Vitamin D and health during pregnancy

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dc.contributor.advisorKiely, Maireaden
dc.contributor.authorNí Cheallacháin, Karen
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-12T08:39:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents findings from the ‘Determination of the nutritional requirement for vitamin D during pregnancy and the early neonatal period’ (DMAT) trial. The primary aim was to conduct a seasonally-balanced, double-blind, randomised controlled trial to provide experimental evidence to address the question of whether nutritional requirements for vitamin D during pregnancy differ from non-pregnant adults, and to supply data of sufficient quality to inform such dietary reference values (DRVs) for vitamin D in pregnancy, if required. Using the dose-response relation of total vitamin D intake and achieved serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s25(OH)D), an intake of 30 µg/d was considered sufficient to maintain s25(OH)D concentrations >50 nmol/L in 97.5% of women during pregnancy and prevent neonatal vitamin D deficiency. Special consideration was given to the potential ethnic disparity in vitamin D requirements and the challenges of conducting health research in vulnerable populations. As the impact of vitamin D on perinatal health may guide pregnancy-specific thresholds for s25(OH)D, this thesis includes a systematic review of the association between vitamin D and gestational hypertensive disorders. Inclusion of intervention, observational and dietary studies on vitamin D and all hypertensive disorders of pregnancy is a novel aspect of this review, providing a unique contribution to an intensely researched area for which a definitive conclusion is still lacking. Given the clinical importance of preventing pregnancy-induced hypertension and the biological plausibility that detecting increased arterial stiffness in early gestation could help predict such disorders, this thesis presents the largest prospective study to date to describe reference ranges for several central haemodynamic parameters in normotensive pregnancies, including augmentation index and pulse wave velocity. This thesis addresses the knowledge gap needed to establish pregnancyspecific DRVs for vitamin D among white women, highlights ethnic considerations for nutrition research and provides a comprehensive evaluation of vitamin D and hypertension in pregnancy.en
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dc.identifier.citationNí Cheallacháin, K. 2017. Vitamin D and health during pregnancy. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/4864
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dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP1::KBBE/613977/EU/Food-based solutions for Optimal vitamin D Nutrition and health through the life cycle/ODINen
dc.rights© 2017, Karen Ní Cheallacháin.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
dc.subjectVitamin Den
dc.subjectVitamin D requirementsen
dc.subjectDietary requirementsen
dc.subject25-hydroxyvitamin Den
dc.subjectPregnancyen
dc.subjectRandomised controlled trialen
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dc.titleVitamin D and health during pregnancyen
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral Degree (Structured)en
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD (Food Science and Technology)en
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