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What Is The Relationship Between Vitamin D And Child Birth? - Dr. Holick (VIDEO)

By Dr. Michael Holick Expert October 9, 2009 - 3:39pm
 
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Dr. Holick explains the connection between child birth and vitamin D.

More Videos from Dr. Michael Holick 33 videos in this series

Dr. Holick:

We show that women that were vitamin D deficient had a more difficult time with child birthing, and therefore were more likely to have a cesarean section to be able to deliver their child.

About Dr. Holick, Ph.D., M.D.:
Michael Holick, Ph.D., M.D., is the Professor of Medicine of Physiology and Biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and performed his residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Holick specializes in vitamin D, calcium, bone metabolism, photobiology of vitamin, and osteoporosis. Dr. Holick is also the recipient of the American Skin Associations Psoriasis Research Achievement Award, the American College of Nutrition Award, the Robert H. Herman Memorial Award in Clinical Nutrition from the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, and more.

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