Is vitamin D receptor polymorphism FokI associated with spontaneous idiopathic preterm birth in an Israeli population?
This study may support a future platform for the study of vitamin D during pregnancy and treatment of selective target populations with vitamin D and/or VDR "tissue-specific therapeutic intervention" for prevention of PTB.
The findings suggest that maternal smoking habits are especially strongly correlated with future smoking in girls. The family smoking environment and health-related behavior should therefore be considered in measures to prevent smoking by students.