Researchers found that the infants of mothers who received vitamin D daily (1000 IU) had a lower odds ratio of atopic eczema at age 12 months. The research was part of a study in UK called the Maternal Vitamin D Osteoporosis Study (MAVIDOS).
Reference: El-Heis S, D’Angelo S, Curtis EM, et al. MAVIDOS Trial Group. Maternal antenatal vitamin D supplementation and offspring risk of atopic eczema in the first 4 years of life: evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Nov;187(5):659-666. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21721. Epub 2022 Aug 3. PMID: 35763390; PMCID: PMC9804289.
