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SOURCES: 2007 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Lisa Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA.

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Right now, the only thing on Mary Kathryn Kluesner's mind is that bottle. It's an extension of the nutrition her mom, Meghan, was mindful of from the beginning with prenatal vitamins.

Meghan Kluesner:

As soon as I found out I was pregnant I went and took, bought those, and started taking them.

Narrator:

A healthful diet before and during pregnancy helps nurture a healthy developing baby. But a new study by the University of Pittsburgh identifies a nutritional gap.

Lisa Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.:

We found that there was a strikingly high percentage of Vitamin D deficiency in both the moms and their babies.

Narrator:

In this study, blood samples of four-hundred pregnant women and their newborns were tested.

Lisa Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.:

In the African-American women, about over 80% of these women were what is considered to be insufficient or deficient in Vitamin D. And in white women, the proportions were roughly 45%.

Narrator:

And that's with 90-percent of these moms-to-be taking prenatal vitamins.

Lisa Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.:

A prenatal vitamin normally contains about 400 international units of Vitamin D, so clearly was not enough to maintain adequate Vitamin D stores.

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Being "d"-ficient during pregnancy puts babies at risk for skeletal disorders such as rickets and more. While some foods, and even sun exposure, can help boost vitamin d levels, Doctor Bodnar says supplements are the best way to ensure adequate "D" levels.

Lisa Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.:

Taking a thousand units could be the safest thing that a woman could do that could promote the health of her infant.

Meghan Kluesner:

If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.

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Offering an easy way for moms to "D" light their babies. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.

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