Companion Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in Pregnancy and Infancy in New Zealand

Updated 2020

Published online: 
10 December 2020
Companion Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in Pregnancy and Infancy in New Zealand

This document provides advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy. It identifies those at high risk of vitamin D deficiency and provides recommendations for vitamin D supplementation.

This partial update in 2020 is to reflect the availability of a new subsidised medication (a daily dose of drops of vitamin D only) that is more suitable for infants and pregnant women than the previously available medications.

This document complements advice for the general population: The Consensus Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in New Zealand.

Publishing information

  • Date of publication:
    10 December 2020
  • ISBN:
    978-1-99-002954-7 (online)
  • HP number:
    7500
  • Citation:
    Ministry of Health. 2020. Companion Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in Pregnancy and Infancy in New Zealand: A supplement to the Consensus Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in New Zealand. Updated 2020. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
  • Ordering information:
    Only soft copy available to download
  • Copyright status:

    Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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