Vegetarian-friendly support for maternal and fetal development
• Helps to reduce the risk of neural tube defects when taken daily prior to becoming pregnant and during early pregnancy
• Helps to prevent iron deficiency anaemia
• Calcium intake, when combined with sufficient vitamin D, a healthy diet, and regular exercise, may reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis.
• Provides 999 IU of vitamin D and 999 mcg of folic acid per daily dose
• Helps to prevent deficiency of calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, magnesium, selenium, zinc, biotin, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B₁₂, vitamin C, vitamin D, and
vitamin E and K

As nutrient and energy requirements differ during pregnancy, Pregna Vite provides vitamins and minerals that are suited for proper maternal and fetal health.¹ Approximately 20-30% of women are deficient in a vitamin during pregnancy.¹ Vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins, magnesium and zinc, are involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and their deficiencies are associated with impaired fetal growth and development.¹ Vegetarian diets tend to provide insufficient levels of vitamin B₁₂, which may result in impaired red blood cell formation.¹ Maternal iron levels affect iron stores in the developing fetus, and are necessary for the production of hemoglobin;¹ Pregna Vite helps to prevent iron deficiency anemia. Calcium demands also increase during pregnancy, leading to enhanced calcium absorption from the intestine and mobilization from bones.¹ Vitamin D helps absorb and use calcium and phosphorus for normal bone mineralization.² Deficiency of vitamin D during pregnancy may lead to impaired fetal bone development or osteomalacia, although 600 IU of vitamin D daily helps maximize bone health in pregnant adults.^1,3 Daily supplementation with 800 mcg of folic acid in the first trimester may help reduce the risk of neural tube defects by nearly 70%.⁴

References
1. Hovdenak, N, Haram, K. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2012; 164: 127-132.
2. Wranicz, J, Szostak-Wegierek, D. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2014; 65(3): 179-184
3. Holick, MF, Binkley, NC, Bischoff-Ferrari, HA, Gordon, CM, Hanley, DA, Heaney, RP, Murad, MH, Weaver, CM. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011; 96(7):1911-1930.
4. Osterhues, A, Ali, NS, Michels, KB. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2013; 53: 1180-1190.