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. 2004 May:50:705-6.

Multivitamin supplements for pregnant women. New insights

Eric Ahn  1 , Alejandro A Nava-Ocampo, Gideon Koren
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Multivitamin supplements for pregnant women. New insights

Eric Ahn et al. Can Fam Physician. 2004 May.

Abstract

Question: One of my patients is planning pregnancy and has started taking multivitamin supplements. She is experiencing gastric discomfort. What are the alternatives?

Answer: Gastric discomfort is usually related to iron intake; pregnant women could use supplements with less iron. Pregnant women need 0.4 to 1.0 mg of folic acid daily. If they have a family history of neural tube defects (NTDs), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, or epilepsy, or are currently taking valproic acid, carbamazepine, or antifolates (eg, sulfonamides), they are at intermediate-to-high risk of having babies with NTDs and need 4.0 to 5.0 mg of folic acid daily.

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