Drugs that are approved for management of pneumonia are safe for use in pregnant women. Pneumonia in pregnancy may result in low birth weight for the infant. Signs of pneumonia during pregnancy may include wheezing and shortness of breath. Pneumonia in pregnancy may cause premature labor.
The active form of vitamin D is produced primarily by the kidneys, but there are also a number of other tissues in the body that activate vitamin D. Excess cholecalciferol and calcidiol made during the summer are stored in our fat for use during the winter.
The following graph illustrates that there are two causes of Low Vitamin D: The first is that it is just low because you aren't getting enough of it in your diet and/or you are not going outside enough (vitamin D is made in our skin when exposed to the sun) (the yellow blob).