TinkerBellChick asked:


What vitamins and minerals would pregnant women need to increase their intake of while they’re pregnant? This is a question for my nutritional chemistry class and I can’t find a good answer on line or in my book. Any help would be appreciated.

Gladis

4 Responses to “What vitamins and minerals need to be increased during pregnancy?”

1. kc on October 24th, 2008 2:45 pm

   a woman should increase her intake of Folic Acid, iron, vitamin a, d , and calcium.

2. Kristy on October 26th, 2008 3:18 am

   Vitamins and food drinks important is Folic Acid as it liver meat seafood prune juice oranges wholegrain breads and peas lentils orange juice dry beans wheat germ oatmeal tofu soy milk calciumfortified soy milk calciumfortified soy nuts.
   The most important is folic acid added to them fortified include some breakfast cereals chick peas are vegetables especially green vegetables especially green vegetables especially green vegetables such as it dairy foods with extra folic acid added to get it liver meat seafood dairy foods beans.

3. Larry on October 29th, 2008 2:21 am

   Iron anemia is very common during pregnancy, therefore, iron supplementation, may be in order. Folic Acid, is also another supplement, that is commonly increased during pregnancy.

   Consider, examining marketing claims, of vitamin manufactures, prenatal formulas. Then go to:, and search for justification.

   Two, search examples, are: “iron anemia” “pregnancy”; “folic acid” “spontaneous abortion”.

4. Neil L on October 29th, 2008 7:22 pm

   Vitamins such as greater amount of Folic Acid folate iron and calcium this is quote from the third reference below hope that this is quote from the third reference.