Description
Specialised nutrition for preconception, pregnancy and lactation.
Ingredients have been shown to:
- Provide vegan-friendly specialised nutrition to support the health of mother and baby during preconception, pregnancy and lactation
- Support healthy foetal development, as well as bone, brain and central nervous system health
- Provide digestive-friendly, bioavailable minerals and activated B-vitamins to support energy levels and maternal health
- Free from animal products, dairy protein, lactose, eggs, gluten, wheat, nuts, yeast and soy protein
- Free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives
Clinical benefits:
- Nutritional demands increase in response to maternal and foetal changes throughout preconception, pregnancy and lactation
- Iodine is critical for maternal thyroid health, foetal brain and central nervous system development and is a common deficiency in pregnancy
- This is evident by a study of 802 pregnant women with urinary levels indicative of iodine deficiency
- Low levels of iron have also been linked to low birth weight and premature birth
- Vitamin C requirements increase due to the larger blood volume in the mother and the unborn baby, which is implicated in blood vessel health
- Both lutein and choline are increasingly being understood for their role in foetal health
- Lutein, the predominant carotenoid in the infant brain, plays a key role as an antioxidant and in the development of vision, the brain and the nervous system
- Carotenoid status of newborns and infants often depends on the nutritional status of the mother as well as the infant feeding method, with a deficiency indicating the need for supplementation
- Choline is also important for foetal brain and central nervous system development
- Studies have shown choline intake is insufficient in pregnant women, while common genetic variants may increase requirements for choline beyond current recommendations
- Pregnancy Care Advanced is a low excipient, vegan-friendly formula that contains bioavailable minerals and activated B vitamins
- This formula features active B vitamins including B6, B12 and 5-MTHF for enhanced bioavailability
- This formula also contains the highly absorbable bisglycinate forms of Meta Zn® (Zinc) and Meta Fe® (Iron), which are bound to the amino acid glycine for efficient uptake, minimising risk of side effects, such as constipation and/or nausea
Dosage & warnings
1 capsule twice daily with food at least one month before conception, during pregnancy and lactation
This product contains selenium which is toxic in high doses and a daily dose of 150 µg for adults from dietary supplements should not be exceeded
When trying to conceive and during the first trimester of pregnancy, folic acid helps to prevent neural tube defects (NTD) such as spina bifida and / or anencephaly
Do not exceed the stated dose except on medical advice
If you have had a baby with a neural tube defect / spina bifida, seek specific medical advice
Formulation
| Ingredient | 1 capsule |
|---|---|
| Choline bitartrate equiv. Choline | 167 mg 69 mg |
| Chromium nicotinate equiv. Chromium | 250 µg 25 µg |
| Folic acid | 200 µg |
| Potassium iodide (Iodine) equiv. Iodine | 195.5 µg 149.5 µg |
| Iron amino acid chelate equiv. Iron | 60 mg 12 mg |
| Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) | 15 mg |
| Riboflavin 5-phosphate sodium (Activated B2) | 12.5 mg |
| Selenomethionine (Selenium) equiv. Selenium | 62 µg 25 µg |
| Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) | 12.5 mg |
| Pyridoxal 5-phosphate monohydrate (P5P) | 12.5 mg |
| Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) | 12.5 mg |
| Calcium ascorbate dihydrate (Vitamin C) equiv. Ascorbic acid | 60.5 mg 50 mg |
| Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) equiv. Vitamin D3 | 12.5 µg 500 IU |
| Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2) | 15 µg |
| Zinc amino acid chelate equiv. Zinc | 50 mg 10 mg |
| Betacarotene (Carotenoids) | 3 mg |
| Biotin | 35 µg |
| Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) | 12.5 mg |
| Levomefolate glucosamine (Activated folate) equiv. Levomefolic acid | 97 µg 50 µg |
| Lutein | 1 mg |
| Manganese amino acid chelate equiv. Manganese | 8 mg 1.3 mg |
| Methylcobalamin (Activated B12) | 250 µg |
| Molybdenum trioxide equiv. Molybdenum | 38 µg 25 µg |
