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| | Recruiting Pregant Mother's of Children With Autism for Vitamin D/Prevention Study
|  | | Wholistic Pediatrics has been asked to be a recruitment and participation site for a new study that is investigating a potential role of Vitamin D deficiency in the development of Autism. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with many chronic conditions including weakened immunity, autoimmune diseases, cancer, diabetes, and declining cognitive function and memory. It has been theorized that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and early childhood may contribute to children developing autism.
This goal of this study is to see if vitamin D supplementation can prevent the recurrence of autism in siblings of families with at least one child with Autism, by recruiting mothers of children with Autism who then become pregnant. Vitamin D levels of the mother are collected during the pregnancy, the mother will then be started on vitamin D3, and then the baby will be assessed for Autism at 18-24 months of age. Please contact our office at 813-960-3415 or info@wholisticpeds.com if interested in participating in the study.
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