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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 7 (2020), Article ID 7:IJNCP-330, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2020/330
Short Communication
Maternal Vitamin D in the Late First and Second Trimester is Beneficial for Healthy Development of Fetal Head Circumference

Noboru Hasegawa1*, Emiko Manabe1, Mie Izumi1 and Miyako Mochizuki2

1Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Kodo, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0395, Japan
2Kyoto Bunkyo Junior College, 80 Senzoku, Makishima-cho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0041, Japan
Prof. Noboru Hasegawa, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Kodo, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0395, Japan, Tel: +81-774-65-8855, Fax: +81-774-65-8820; E-mail: nhasegaw@dwc.doshisha.ac.jp
25 September 2020; 22 October 2020; 24 October 2020
Hasegawa N, Manabe E, Izumi M, Mochizuki M (2020) Maternal Vitamin D in the Late First and Second Trimester is Beneficial for Healthy Development of Fetal Head Circumference. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 7: 330. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2020/330

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