Various studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy can affect children’s development.
The deficiency of this substance could result in speech problems in children, according to a study by the University of Western Australia.
In the study, experts followed more than 700 pregnant women until their children turned 17. In it, they found that children born to mothers with low levels of vitamin D have a twice as high risk of suffering from language disorders throughout their school stage.
For several years, various experts have warned that the insufficiency of this substance in pregnant women could cause damage to the health of their children, such as poor growth or asthma.
Unlike language problems, the researchers found that the probability of having a child who is delayed in emotional or behavioral issues is practically the same, regardless of the amount of vitamin D in pregnancy.