Prenatal Vitamins

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Dec
2007

New Folic Acid Recommendations For All Women

Researchers are always trying determine ways to protect babies against birth defects.
Canadian experts are recommending women of childbearing age increase their intake of folic acid to five milligrams a day.
Previous guidelines recommended one milligram daily — the amount found in many prenatal vitamins.
The new recommendations are being directed at all women of childbearing [...]

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May
2007

Pregnant Moms Told To Skip Iron Supplements

Pregnant women are being warned that unless they are anaemic, say doctors, extra iron could cause her to develop high blood pressure, which in turn may lead to her baby being born smaller.
For more than 20 years, mothers-to-be have been advised to take iron supplements, although the Food Standards Agency now recommends they get the [...]

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22
Feb
2007

SickKids Researchers Find Prenatal Multivitamins Reduces Risk of Childhood Cancer

There are many benefits to taking prenatal vitamins.

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children(SickKids) have found that taking prenatal multivitamins fortified with folic acid can reduce the risk of three common childhood cancers: leukemia, brain tumours and neuroblastoma. This research was published online on
February 21, 2007, in the journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

“Our research indicates [...]

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