Pregnant women 'Must be Educated About Importance of Vitamin D'

NHS chiefs have said that pregnant women must be educated about the importance of taking vitamin D supplements.

A plan of action is now to be put in place, in light of a campaign by 14-year-old Glasgow schoolboy Ryan McLaughlin after he saw his mother with MS.

He believes vitamin D can help prevent the condition and has appealed for free vitamin D supplements for children and pregnant women, taking his case to Holyrood's petitions committee.'

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