PREGNANCY
Pregnancy and child birth is a special part of a woman’s life. This joyous event is the creation of a new life and the start of years of joy, worry, happiness, and anxiety.
Having a healthy pregnancy is the first and most important step in your new baby’s life. It is a great responsibility on both the expectant mother and the father. Their lifestyle and the nutrition of the mother will play the most important part in the development of the unborn baby.
Many studies have shown that a lack of some vitamins and minerals in the diet could be associated with some types of birth defects and that supplements may prevent these defects occurring. The birth defects that may be prevented by taking a multivitamin supplement before and during the pregnancy include spina bifida and harelip.
Correct eating habits, a balanced diet, and supplements of a multivitamin mineral formula could help prevent many of the problems that may be associated with pregnancy and birth defects.
SUPPLEMENTS
folic acid 0.8 mg daily during pregnancy (folic acid requirement doubles during pregnancy)
calcium 1000 mg to 1500 mg daily, 2000 mg daily during lactation (calcium requirements double during pregnancy)
magnesium 500 mg daily
iron phosphate 15 mg 3 times daily
Multivitamin Mineral
(sustained release) 1 tablet daily
evening primrose oil 500 mg 1 capsule morning and night
(supplement may be beneficial during pregnancy induced hypertension)
For morning sickness
Travel Calm Ginger 1 tablet 3 times daily
peppermint tea 1 cup in morning before getting out of bed and then 1 cup 3 times daily
red raspberry leaf tea Drink 3 cups a day during the third trimester. Red raspberry leaf tea has been
traditionally used as a uterine tonic and to help relieve the pain of childbirth
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