Not everyone has the habit of taking vitamins or other supplements everyday, despite we all are well aware that we are unlikely to meet our daily nutrient requirements even with the healthiest diet.
If you are pregnant, then it’s even more important to make sure your daily needs are met, for the sake of your health and the health of your growing baby inside you. The vitamins needed while a woman is pregnant is called prenatal vitamins. Prenatal supplements contain numerous vitamins and minerals, and are specially formulated to make up for any nutritional deficiencies in the mother’s diet. Several substances are especially important - folic acid, iron and calcium.
You can easily find information about the recommended prenatal vitamins from books and the internet.
For women who are planning to get pregnant, doctors also usually recommend prenatal vitamins (or more correctly, preconception vitamins). Folic acid is particularly essential even before a woman get pregnant, because it is needed to prevent serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord. These organs develop very early after conception, and the reserve of folic acid in the mother’s body must be enough as soon as she is conceived.
