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Pregnancy is the time in a woman’s life, when not only her health but also the birth of a healthy baby depends on her healthy lifestyle and compliance with the recommendations of specialists. Vitamins play a significant role in the human body, since they are involved in most biochemical reactions and control them. Paramount importance is a sufficient number of vitamins in the female body during pregnancy.

Doctors have already made the content of certain vitamins that are required in the daily diet of a pregnant woman and approximate composition of her food, which would fill the right amount of vitamins. However, women do not always manage to get a daily basis to all the important recommendations and there are special multivitamins complexes to help pregnant women, which include not only vitamins, but also trace elements, and some of the necessary acid. Following are some of the most important vitamins for the health of future mothers and the developing fetus.

Vitamin A
Enough quantity of this vitamin is essential for the normal formation of bone, cartilage tissue, the visual system of the fetus, nerve endings as well as skin. Beef liver and fish oil are rich in the content of retinol. When the beta-carotene enters the body, it also transforms into vitamin A. Carrots, red Bulgarian pepper, spinach, dried apricots are rich in beta-carotene.

Vitamin C
This vitamin is needed for a growing body of small man, because it plays an important role in the synthesis of bone and cartilage tissues, promotes iron absorption, and strengthens the walls of blood vessels.

Vitamin D
This vitamin is necessary for the coherent work of the cardiovascular system, it participates in the formation of bones, as well as in their further growth. If the body contains sufficient quantities of vitamin D it supports the required content of phosphorus and calcium.

Vitamins of B group
For normal pregnancy, as well as the absence of acute manifestations of toxicity in the body of pregnant woman there should be a sufficient number of vitamins B6 and B1. Vitamin B1 is involved in growth and development of the nervous system of the fetus, the other organs and systems. Vitamin B12 also helps fight toxic pregnancy and prevents the development of anemia. The creation of blood cells takes place with the participation of vitamin B2, which also provides the normal exchange of zinc in the body.

Vitamin E
The value of this vitamin can not be overestimated, since it ensures a normal pregnancy, prevents its termination, as well as take part in the timely preparation of baby’s lungs to his own breathing.

In addition to vitamins, it is important to include multivitamins in the daily diet as well as complexes of pregnant. Such necessary microelements as iron, calcium, zinc, iodine, magnesium, phosphorus and copper are especially important. Pregnant woman should take in folic acid which reduces the frequency of birth defects.

Any drug that pregnant woman takes should be held under the constant supervision and prescription of a physician. The same applies to the vitamins, since overdose of even useful substances can lead to harmful consequences for the future mother, and for the growing fetus. The excess supply of certain vitamins can lead to the development of late toxic pregnancy, early aging of the placenta and other effects. Therefore, only specialists should prescribe any kind of multivitamins, taking into consideration the state of a pregnant woman, the work of her thyroid gland, as well as diseases of other organs.