Most doctors recommend women to take their vitamins
simply because it is impossible to meet their body's
demands for iron and folic acid through diet alone.
Prenatal vitamin is different from the regular multivitamin
because of the folic and iron content. These are the
most important supplements for you during pregnancy.
(The demand for these nutrients increases dramatically
once you are pregnant.) 0.4 mg of folic acid is an
important MUST. Although vitamins have its place,
you cannot substitute good eating habits with it.
Prenatal vitamins contain essential ingredients for
the development of your baby and your continued good
health. A typical prenatal vitamin contains:
• Calcium to build baby's teeth and bones and to
help strengthen your own
• Copper to help prevent anemia
• Folic acid to reduce the risk of neural-tube
defects and toe help in blood-cell production
• Iodine to help control metabolism
• Iron to prevent anemia and to help baby's blood
development
• Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, for general health
and body metabolism
• Vitamin B12 for blood formation
• Vitamin C to aid in your body's absorption of
iron
• Vitamin D to strengthen baby's bones and teeth
and to help you use phosphorous and calcium
• Vitamin E for general health and body metabolism
• Zinc to help balance fluids in your body and to
aid nerve and muscle function
