26 Sep 2016 --- Infants whose mothers had a higher level of the vitamin B Nicotinamide during pregnancy are 30% less likely to develop eczema by the age of 12 months, a new study has shown. The findings from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, is the first to link maternal serum levels of nicotinamide, a naturally occurring vitamin, and related metabolites to the risk of atopic eczema in the child.