The American Academy of Neurology's will put forth the notion that drinking milk during pregnancy can reduce baby's risk of developing multiple sclerosis during the 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto to be held from April 10 to April
17, 2010 .

In a study conducted on 35,794 female nurses, the mothers provided information about their diet during pregnancy.

Researchers found while the risk of MS was lower among women born to mothers with high milk or dietary vitamin D intake during pregnancy, about 199 nurses developed multiple sclerosis (MS) over a 16-year period.

"The risk of MS among daughters whose mothers consumed four glasses of milk per day was 56% lower than daughters whose mothers consumed less than three glasses of milk per month", said Fariba Mirzaei, MD, with the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

The risk of MS among daughters whose mothers were in the top 20% of vitamin D intake during pregnancy was 45 % than daughters whose mothers were in the bottom 20% for vitamin D intake during pregnancy.

Hence it is evident that vitamin D has an effect on MS. This effect may begin in the womb itself.