About this item

Issue date:
7 June 2024
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Document date:
7 June 2024
Type:
Guide
Topic:
Hospitals and specialist care, Maternity, Primary health care
Copyright status:

© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

This document (updated in 2024) provides advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy.

It provides recommendations for the identification of those at risk of vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, and the recommendations for vitamin D supplementation.

This document complements advice for the general population:

The Consensus Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure in New Zealand - Ministry of Health (external link)