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One of the first things that happens when a woman visits a doctor either in a visit to discuss becoming pregnant or the first visit after becoming pregnant is that she will receive a prescription for prenatal vitamins. It is such a common occurrence that most women don’t give it a second thought. Vitamin supplementation is generally a debatable topic, but medical doctors agree that it is imperative for women who are pregnant. Consider the last time you had a nasty cold, for example. It is probably the case that your doctor did not prescribe that you take high doses of vitamin C as a treatment method.

Folic Acid: The best prenatal multivitamins will contain around 800mcg of folic acid, it is important for the growth of the unborn child. Folic acid is an essential nutrient during pregnancy.

Folic acid has shown to

• Reduce risk of neural tube defects
• Promote normal cell replication and growth
• Support normal formation of building blocks of DNA
• Promote the development of the fetal central nervous system
• Reduce the risk of brain and spinal defects

Iron: The best prenatal vitamins will contain around 20mg of iron. Iron is a very important part of prenatal vitamins because about one-third of the mothers iron will be passed on to her developing baby. Deficiencies in iron can lead to severe birth defects.

Iron has shown to

• Be Responsible for helping both the mother and baby’s blood to carry oxygen
• Support fetal tissue growth