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.