And they said that it was not worthwhile to engage in procreation in the winter.
All girls know how to correctly calculate the days when the probability of getting pregnant will be especially high. Have you ever wondered that there are periods when it is not recommended to conceive children? It turns out they exist.
Scientists say babies conceived between January and March are more likely to have learning difficulties such as dyslexia or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. At least, doctors from the universities of Glasgow and Cambridge, the UK national health service and the Scottish government are sure of this.
Experts studied the statistics of academic performance among 800 thousand Scottish children in 2006-2011 and found that children born in the fall, that is, conceived in the first half of the year, are largely behind their peers. In particular, problems with academic performance are observed in 8,9%, while among children conceived from June to September, this figure is only 7,6%.
Scientists see the reason for the lack of vitamin D. This problem was first voiced back in 2012, when doctors strongly recommended that all women take vitamin D in the fall and winter, 10 micrograms per day. But, most likely, doctors say, many of them still do not follow this advice.
“If vitamin D levels are truly seasonal, then we hope that widespread adherence to doctors’ recommendations will level things off,” said Cambridge-based professor Gordon Smith, writes The Telegraph. “Although this study did not measure vitamin D levels in women, it remains the most likely explanation for the trend for learning problems.”
Earlier, Swedish scientists also frightened with terrible diagnoses that appear in children due to a lack of vitamin D in the mother’s body during the third trimester. These babies, according to their data, are likely to have celiac disease – celiac disease.