Take vitamin D during pregnancy to lower your baby's eczema risk

Babies of mothers who took vitamin D supplements during pregnancy had a lower chance of developing atopic eczema at 12 months of age. — TNS

Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema, according to a new study.

The research, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, showed that babies had a lower risk of developing atopic eczema in their first year if their mothers took 1,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day from when they were 14 weeks pregnant until they delivered.