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Maternal fat-soluble vitamin trajectories and infant birth weight in individuals with overweight or obesity

  • By

  • Astrid Kamilla Stunes

  • Unni Syversen

  • Anna Hundere Øvreseth

  • Ingvild Tapio Kinge

  • Siv Mørkved

  • Kjell Åsmund Salvesen

  • Kirsti Krohn Garnæs

  • Trine Moholdt

  • April 15, 2026

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    Maternal concentrations of vitamins A, D, and E were measured during the second and third trimesters in overweight or obese pregnant individuals.

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    Vitamin A and D levels significantly declined from the second to the third trimester, while vitamin E levels increased.

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    Vitamin A insufficiency and vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency were prevalent, affecting 19.3% and 31.6% of participants, respectively.

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    Macrosomia occurred in 43.9% of infants, with 56.1% having normal birth weight, indicating a significant prevalence of high birth weight.

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    Maternal fat-soluble vitamin levels were not independently associated with birth weight, suggesting limited impact on fetal growth in this population.

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Maternal fat-soluble vitamin trajectories and infant birth weight in individuals with overweight or obesity

  • by Astrid Kamilla Stunes, Unni Syversen, Anna Hundere Øvreseth, Ingvild Tapio Kinge, Siv Mørkved, Kjell Åsmund Salvesen, Kirsti Krohn Garnæs, Trine Moholdt

  • April 15, 2026

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