Research Article
Opinions and Practice of US-Based Obstetrician-Gynecologists regarding Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation of Pregnant Women
Table 3
The effect of the respondents’ relative concern over vitamin D insufficiency among their patients on their opinions on vitamin D-related statements.
| | Vitamin D insufficiency is not a problem in my patient population () | Vitamin D insufficiency is a problem in my patient population () |
| Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy is safe | 69.0% agree or strongly agree | 93.9% agree or strongly agree |
| All pregnant women should be screened for vitamin D status | 6.9% agree or strongly agree | 30.3% agree or strongly agree |
| Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy usually is not necessary | 31.0% disagree or strongly disagree | 66.7% disagree or strongly disagree |
| I am generally not concerned about vitamin D deficiency in my pregnant patients | 20.7% disagree or strongly disagree | 65.2% disagree or strongly disagree |
| Pregnant women taking prenatal vitamins are at low risk for vitamin D deficiency | 48.3% disagree or strongly disagree | 75.4% disagree or strongly disagree |
| Most of my pregnant patients will get enough vitamin D through sun exposure and diet | 51.7% disagree or strongly disagree | 75.8% disagree or strongly disagree |
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