Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant or infants for preventing allergic
diseases: a systematic review of RCTs
Abstract
Abstract Background: It is still unclear if and to what extent antenatal
or early postnatal vitamin D supplementation would affect the
development of allergic diseases later in life. Objective: This study
aimed to quantify the effect of antenatal or early postnatal vitamin D
supplementation on allergic diseases in life. Methods: MEDLINE(PubMed),
EMBASE(OVID), and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials,
and Google Scholar were searched up to March 01 2020.We included only
randomized controlled trials. Two reviewers independently extracted data
and assessed the certainty in the body of evidence. Results: The search
yielded 1251 studies. Eight RCTs were included in the systematic review,
which suggests that Vitamin D supplementation for pregnant women and
infants may not decrease the risk of developing allergic diseases such
as asthma and/or wheezing, eczema, allergic rhinitis, lower respiratory
tract infection or food allergies. Conclusions: Limited information is
available addressing primary prevention of allergic diseases after
Vitamin D supplementation and its potential impact remains uncertain.
Keywords: Allergy, Prevention, Systematic review, Vitamin D