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