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Is vitamin D tablet needed in Pregnancy

2018-08-07 16:19:15
My wife is 6 weeks pregnant and has vitamin D deficiency 18.43 where as normal range is 30-100ng/ml. Doctor prescribed to take DV 60K once in a week Is it safe to use this tablet ? I have attached the report.
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Yes if your wife is already deficient in vitamin D she definitely needs to take supplements... but I don't advise it in the first trimester of pregnancy and would have advised her from the second trimester

Answered2018-08-07 17:35:14

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Yes its safe

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