More than half of women suffer vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, even after taking prenatal vitamins: NewsTarget.com

More than half of pregnant women today do not have sufficient amounts of vitamin D, even with prenatal vitamin supplements as part of their regimen, a new University of Pittsburgh study shows.

The study found that "more than 80 percent of African-American women and nearly half of white women tested at delivery had levels of vitamin D that were too low," lead author Dr. Lisa Bodnar wrote.

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More than half of women suffer vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, even after taking prenatal vitamins

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