Researchers in Melbourne have revealed that it is important to evaluate Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy to prevent multiple sclerosis.

The Australian research evinces that children born in the early summer months possess a greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life in contrast to those born in early winter.

The Researchers at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne are of the opinion that a paucity of exposure to the sun during pregnancy can be held as a possible cause of the disease. It is stated that low vitamin D levels have been linked to multiple sclerosis.

The research is available in print in BMJ. The study took into consideration patients with the disease born in Australia and contrasted these against other monthly births each year during the span of 1920 to 1950.

Researchers discovered that the risk of multiple sclerosis elevated by 30% higher for those born in November and December, as compared to those born in the months of May and June.

The study authors evince, “The findings here provide the first population based evidence beyond month of birth patterns to indicate that vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of multiple sclerosis might also need to be considered during in utero development”.