Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Access
    • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Collections
    • Past Issues
    • Articles by Subject
    • Articles by Type
    • Supplements
    • Plain Language Summaries
    • Calls for Papers
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Job Seekers
    • Media
  • About
    • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Editorial Staff & Boards
    • Sponsoring Organizations
    • Copyrights & Permissions
    • Announcements
  • Engage
    • Engage
    • e-Letters (Comments)
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • E-mail Alerts
    • Journal Club
    • RSS
    • Annals Forum (Archive)
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Careers

User menu

  • My alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
Annals of Family Medicine
  • My alerts
Annals of Family Medicine

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Access
    • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Collections
    • Past Issues
    • Articles by Subject
    • Articles by Type
    • Supplements
    • Plain Language Summaries
    • Calls for Papers
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Job Seekers
    • Media
  • About
    • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Editorial Staff & Boards
    • Sponsoring Organizations
    • Copyrights & Permissions
    • Announcements
  • Engage
    • Engage
    • e-Letters (Comments)
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • E-mail Alerts
    • Journal Club
    • RSS
    • Annals Forum (Archive)
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Careers
  • Follow annalsfm on Twitter
  • Visit annalsfm on Facebook
Research ArticleResearch Brief

Maternal Preferences for Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfed Infants

Puja J. Umaretiya, Sara S. Oberhelman, Elizabeth W. Cozine, Julie A. Maxson, Stephanie M. Quigg and Tom D. Thacher
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2017, 15 (1) 68-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2016
Puja J. Umaretiya
1Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota
3Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Sara S. Oberhelman
2Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Elizabeth W. Cozine
2Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Julie A. Maxson
2Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
BA
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Stephanie M. Quigg
2Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Tom D. Thacher
2Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: thacher.thomas@mayo.edu
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

Daily vitamin D supplementation is recommended for breastfed infants, but alternative methods include enriching breast milk with vitamin D through maternal supplementation or intermittent high-dose vitamin D. We determined maternal preferences for vitamin D supplementation in 140 mothers with exclusively breastfed infants, and 44 who used both breast and formula milk. Only 101 (55%) supplemented their infants with vitamin D. One hundred sixty (88%) preferred supplementing themselves rather than their infants, and 102 (57%) preferred daily to monthly supplementation. Safety was most important in choosing a method of supplementation. Taking maternal preferences into consideration may improve adequate intakes of vitamin D in breastfed infants.

  • infant
  • breast feeding
  • decision making, shared
  • vitamin D deficiency, prevention & control

Footnotes

  • Conflicts of interest: Dr Thacher is a consultant for Biomedical Systems, Inc, and has received a speaking honorarium from Sandoz. The other authors report none.

  • Funding support: This study was supported by Mayo Clinic CTSA through grant number UL1 TR000135 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), a component of the NIH.

  • Disclaimer: The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

  • Previous presentation: Posters were presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, October 24–28, 2015, Cancun, Mexico; and the Seoul International Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 30–May 3, 2016, Seoul, Korea.

  • Received for publication May 5, 2016.
  • Revision received September 1, 2016.
  • Accepted for publication October 16, 2016.
  • © 2017 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
View Full Text
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

The Annals of Family Medicine: 15 (1)
The Annals of Family Medicine: 15 (1)
Vol. 15, Issue 1
January/February 2017
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
  • In Brief
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Annals of Family Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Maternal Preferences for Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfed Infants
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Annals of Family Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Annals of Family Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
1 + 15 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Maternal Preferences for Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfed Infants
Puja J. Umaretiya, Sara S. Oberhelman, Elizabeth W. Cozine, Julie A. Maxson, Stephanie M. Quigg, Tom D. Thacher
The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2017, 15 (1) 68-70; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2016

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Get Permissions
Share
Maternal Preferences for Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfed Infants
Puja J. Umaretiya, Sara S. Oberhelman, Elizabeth W. Cozine, Julie A. Maxson, Stephanie M. Quigg, Tom D. Thacher
The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2017, 15 (1) 68-70; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2016
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • INTRODUCTION
    • METHODS
    • RESULTS
    • DISCUSSION
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Infant and Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation: Clinician Perspectives and Practices
  • In This Issue: Powerful Ideas for Action
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Genital Tucking Practices in Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients
  • Update to Gabapentinoid Use in the United States, 2002-2021
  • Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade on Abortion Training in US Family Medicine Residency Programs
Show more Research Brief

Similar Articles

Subjects

  • Domains of illness & health:
    • Prevention
  • Person groups:
    • Children's health
  • Methods:
    • Quantitative methods
  • Other topics:
    • Communication / decision making
    • Patient perspectives

Keywords

  • infant
  • breast feeding
  • decision making, shared
  • vitamin D deficiency, prevention & control

Content

  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Early Access
  • Plain-Language Summaries
  • Multimedia
  • Podcast
  • Articles by Type
  • Articles by Subject
  • Supplements
  • Calls for Papers

Info for

  • Authors
  • Reviewers
  • Job Seekers
  • Media

Engage

  • E-mail Alerts
  • e-Letters (Comments)
  • RSS
  • Journal Club
  • Submit a Manuscript
  • Subscribe
  • Family Medicine Careers

About

  • About Us
  • Editorial Board & Staff
  • Sponsoring Organizations
  • Copyrights & Permissions
  • Contact Us
  • eLetter/Comments Policy

© 2025 Annals of Family Medicine