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Nutritional needs

What your body needs during pregnancy Are you getting all the nutrients you need from food?

What your body needs during pregnancy

Pregnancy is one of the most nutritionally demanding periods of a woman's life when your need for vitamins and minerals increases by up to 200% whereas your need for calories only increases by 15%.

The healthy development of your baby involves rapid cell division and organ development, and an adequate supply of nutrients is essential to support this tremendous growth.

Your daily need for vitamins and minerals not only increases before and during pregnancy but also after the birth when your body's nutrient stores (especially iron) must be replenished and breastfeeding increases the need for fluids and nutrients.

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Are you getting all the nutrients you need from food?

Unfortunately many women enter pregnancy already with low levels of some vitamins and minerals. Stress, eating on the run, dieting and recent pregnancies may all be reasons for this. In addition, the use of oral contraceptives prior to pregnancy may substantially deplete your body's store of folic acid and B vitamins.

What's more, surveys have repeatedly shown that the vitamin intake of pregnant women is often significantly below the recommended levels. This is of great concern as your nutritional status plays an essential role in the healthy development of your baby, starting before you conceive and continuing throughout your pregnancy.

By taking Sanatogen ProNatal, or Sanatogen ProNatal Plus Omega-3, before pregnancy you can help to ensure that you're getting all the key vitamins and minerals your body needs to help support the healthy growth of your baby and keep you healthy too.

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