Elsevier, Midwifery, (34), p. 117-122, 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.12.007
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This study aimed to explore if maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy was associated with pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Relationships between vitamin D status and blood pressure at the start of pregnancy as well as the occurrence of a mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure were also explored. This secondary analysis was completed to investigate a possible mechanism for the association between vitamin D status and pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders.