Vitamin D during pregnancy and neurodevelopment of the child: systematic review.

espanolAntecedentes: El deficit de vitamina D durante el embarazo tiene un impacto negativo en la salud materno-infantil. Objetivo: Evaluar el efecto del estado de vitamina D durante el embarazo sobre el neurodesarrollo del nino. Seleccion de estudios: Se realizo una busqueda de la literatura cientifica publicada en PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus y Cochrane hasta enero del 2018. Se seleccionaron los estudios que relacionaban el estado de la vitamina D durante el embarazo con algun dominio del neurodesarrollo del nino (mental, motor, lenguaje, cociente intelectual y comportamiento). La calidad de los estudios incluidos se evaluo a traves de la escala Newcastle-Ottawa. Resultados: De los 164 estudios encontrados en la busqueda, once estudios cumplieron los criterios y fueron considerados diez de alta calidad metodologica y uno de moderada. La revision sistematica mostro que niveles prenatales de vitamina D EnglishBackground: A deficiency of vitamin D during pregnancy has a negative impact on the health of the mother and the child. Objective: To evaluate the effect of vitamin D status during pregnancy on the neurodevelopment of children. Selection of studies: We explored studies that linked the maternal status of vitamin D with neurodevelopment in the infant. The selected studies were identified through a systematic review of the scientific literature published in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus and Cochrane until January 2018. The quality of the included studies was carried out through the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Results: 164 studies were identified and reviewed for selection. At the end of this review, 11 studies were included, all of high methodological quality. This systematic review shows that prenatal vitamin D levels