On vitamins for pregnant women
Written on Saturday, 16 of January, 2010 at 1:26 am
Nowadays, the odds of you being able to eat a wide variety of food, including fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes is almost zero. This is why pregnant women, especially those in the early stages, need prenatal vitamins to supplement their food intake. After all, you and your growing baby need sufficient amount of vitamins to develop properly, which you apparently are not getting in your everyday meal.
Although there are many prenatal vitamins, majority of them contain three essential vitamins and minerals: Folic acid, Iron and Calcium. In fact, it is best that you start supplementing as soon as you decide to conceive. This is because, “Repeated studies show that women who take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily prior to conception will reduce the risk of their baby being born with a serious neural tube defect, like spina bifida, encephalocele, and anecephaly. Both of these defects occur during the first 28 days of pregnancy- well before a woman discovers she is even pregnant.”
In general, it is very important for all women of childbearing age to get enough folic acid in their diet to help them overcome the nutritional deficiencies in their diet and ensure having a healthy baby.
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