Vitamin D status in pregnant women and their newborns in relation to allergy development in the children
Research Project, 2022 – 2023

The project aims to study whether pregnant women's dietary intake of vitamin D and their vitamin D status affects allergy development in their children.

The project is conducted within a large mother-child cohort, the NICE study, which has collected data from 650 mothers and children from 2025 onwards. Dietary intake is measured with questionnaires, vitamin D in blood plasma is measured with liquid chromatography linked to a mass spectrometer and allergy diagnoses are made by an allergist when the children are 1, 4 and 6 years old.

Participants

Malin Barman (contact)

Chalmers, Life Sciences, Food and Nutrition Science

Ann-Sofie Sandberg

Chalmers, Life Sciences, Food and Nutrition Science

Mia Stråvik

Chalmers, Life Sciences, Food and Nutrition Science

Collaborations

Norrbottens läns landsting

Luleå, Sweden

Umeå University

Umeå, Sweden

University of Gothenburg

Gothenburg, Sweden

Funding

Kristina Stenborgs Stiftelse för vetenskaplig forskning

Funding Chalmers participation during 2022–2023

Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse

Project ID: 2021-04449
Funding Chalmers participation during 2021–2022

The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg

Project ID: 2022-639
Funding Chalmers participation during 2022–2023

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Health Engineering

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10/9/2023