{"id":30376,"date":"2019-06-14T11:24:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T11:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/?p=30376"},"modified":"2019-06-19T11:26:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:26:24","slug":"researchers-find-world-health-organizations-recommended-pregnancy-supplements-insufficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2019\/06\/researchers-find-world-health-organizations-recommended-pregnancy-supplements-insufficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers Find World Health Organization\u2019s Recommended Pregnancy Supplements Insufficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prenatal supplements containing micronutrients such as zinc, iodine and vitamin A, could prove more effective than the iron-folic acid supplements suggested in current World Health Organization policies, say researchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>COMMENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ensuring optimum health for an expectant mother and her developing child is about far more than simply supplementing with iron and folic acid. Micronutrients such as vitamin C, lysine, proline, folic acid, and the B group of vitamins, among others, are essential for a healthy baby and delivery, and for preventing complications during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Minerals such as iron and zinc are important for the prevention of anemia and improving the immune system of the mother and baby. Calcium, magnesium and phosphorus \u2013 in synergy with vitamins C and D \u2013 aid the development of the baby\u2019s bones and teeth, support normal blood pressure in the mother, and prevent muscle cramps and preterm delivery. A woman\u2019s requirements for these minerals increases by more than 50 percent during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the importance of micronutrients during pregnancy, read parts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2018\/03\/the-importance-of-micronutrients-during-pregnancy-part-1\/\">one<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr-rath-foundation.org\/2018\/03\/the-importance-of-micronutrients-during-pregnancy-part-2\/\">two<\/a> of the special pregnancy feature article on our website.<\/p>\n<a class=\"button  button_left button_size_2 button_js\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nutraingredients.com\/Article\/2019\/06\/12\/Researchers-reveal-issues-with-WHO-recommended-pregnancy-supplements\" target=\"_blank\"    ><span class=\"button_icon\"><i class=\"icon-right-open-big\" ><\/i><\/span><span class=\"button_label\">Read article at nutraingredients.com<\/span><\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prenatal supplements containing micronutrients such as zinc, iodine and vitamin A, could prove more effective than the iron-folic acid supplements suggested in current World Health Organization policies, say researchers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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