Vitamins during a pregnancy
When a woman is pregnant, she eats, breathes and sleeps for two. Therefore it’s twice as important that she gets the right nutrients and enough vitamins to keep herself and her baby healthy. Her body uses the vitamins and minerals from her food to keep her energy level up. Because it might be hard to get sufficient iron, folic acid and calcium from food a lot of pregnant women take a prenatal vitamin every day. The most important vitamins for a pregnant woman are Vitamin A, B6, C and D.Vitamin A is important for the baby’s embryonic development, cell growth, eye, heart, limb and ear development, healthy skin and mucous membranes, infection resistance, bone growth and fat metabolism. For the pregnant woman this vitamin is quite helpful with postpartum tissue repair, maintaining normal vision and fighting off infections. The necessary amount comes down to 770 micrograms RAE of vitamin A each day. While nursing the amount is increased to 1,300 mcg RAE per day. Generally there’s no reason to take a supplement while being pregnant. Most people get plenty of vitamin A from their diets or prenatal vitamins which contain Vitamin A any way. Be sure to stick to the stated amounts. Too much Vitamin A increases the risk of birth defects.
Vitamin B6 helps the woman’s body’s metabolism of protein, fats and carbohydrates as read more
