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Prenatal Vitamin Ingredients |
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Pregnancy Exercise -
Nutrition
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Prenatal Vitamin Ingredients.A typical prenatal vitamin contains the following:
• calcium to build baby's teeth and bones and to help strengthen yours
• copper to help prevent anemia and to aid in bone formation
• folic acid to reduce the risk of neural-tube defects and to aid red blood cell production
• iodine to help control metabolism
• iron to prevent anemia and to help baby's blood development
• vitamins A, B, B2 B3 B5 and Efor general health and body metabolism
• vitamin BI2 to promote formation of blood
• vitamin C to aid in your body's absorption of iron
• vitamin D to strengthen baby's bones and teeth and to help your body use phosphorus and calcium
• zinc to help balance fluids in your body and to aid nerve and muscle function
Will my baby have healthier teeth (when she gets them?) if I take extra fluoride during my pregnancy?
The use of fluoride and fluoride supplementation during pregnancy is controversial. Some researchers believe fluoride supplementation during pregnancy results in improved teeth in your child, but not everyone agrees. However, no harm to the baby has been shown from fluoride supplementation in a pregnant woman. Some prenatal vitamins contain fluoride.
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