Are we over-testing for vitamin D? A 12-month review at the Royal Women's hospital, Melbourne

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyVolume 63, Issue 5 p. 729-730 Letter to the Editor Are we over-testing for vitamin D? A 12-month review at the Royal Women's hospital, Melbourne Melissa Qiao Wei ANG, Corresponding Author Melissa Qiao Wei ANG [email protected] orcid.org/0009-0008-6146-8906 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence: Dr. Melissa Qiao Wei ANG, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYing GU, Ying GU Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Melissa Qiao Wei ANG, Corresponding Author Melissa Qiao Wei ANG [email protected] orcid.org/0009-0008-6146-8906 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCorrespondence: Dr. Melissa Qiao Wei ANG, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorYing GU, Ying GU Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13717Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1Gonzalez-Chica D, Stocks N. Changes to the frequency and appropriateness of vitamin D testing after the introduction of new Medicare criteria for rebates in Australian general practice: Evidence from 1.5 million patients in the NPS medicine insight database. BMJ Open 2019; 9(3): e024797 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024797. 2Breth-Petersen M, Bell K, Pickles K et al. Health, financial and environmental impacts of unnecessary vitamin D testing: A triple bottom line assessment adapted for healthcare. BMJ Open 2022; 12(8): e056997 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021056997. 3 The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Vitamin and mineral supplementation and pregnancy. Melbourne: RANZCOG, 2019. [Accessed Jan 2023]. https://ranzcog.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Vitamin-and-MineralSupplementation-and-Pregnancy.pdf. 4 The Royal Women's Hospital. Vitamin D testing and management—maternity patients and newborns, Australia. Melbourne: RWH, 2021. [Accessed Jan 2023]. https://thewomens.r.worldssl.net/images/uploads/downloadable-records/clinicalguidelines/Vitamin_D_Testing_and_Management_-_Maternity_Patients_and_Newborns.pdf. 5Pérez-López FR, Pasupuleti V, Mezones-Holguin E et al. Effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Fertil Steril 2015; 103(5): 1278–1288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.02.019. 6Cooper C, Harvey NC, Bishop NJ et al. Maternal gestational vitamin D supplementation and offspring bone health: A multicentre randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (MAVIDOS). Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2016; 4: 393–402. Volume63, Issue5October 2023Pages 729-730 ReferencesRelatedInformation