It is important for all women in the childbearing cycle from conception planning to postpartum to get enough Vitamin D. Studies have shown that women who take 4,000 International
Units (IUs) of Vitamin D every day have the
lowest risks of preterm
labor, premature infants, and infection.
Planned out - of - hospital birth also had a statistically significant association with higher rates for 5 - minute Apgar scores of less than 7, neonatal seizures, neonatal ventilator support, maternal blood transfusion, and unassisted vaginal delivery but with
lower rates of both admission to neonatal intensive care
units and obstetrical interventions, including induction and augmentation of
labor, operative vaginal delivery, cesarean delivery, and severe perineal lacerations.