{"id":124,"date":"2016-08-30T00:08:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T00:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2016-08-30T00:08:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T00:08:47","slug":"the-importance-of-taking-a-prenatal-vitamin-while-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/the-importance-of-taking-a-prenatal-vitamin-while-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Taking a Prenatal Vitamin While Pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re pregnant, congratulations! What a joy it is to bring a life into this world. If you haven\u2019t had the experience before, you\u2019re in for an exciting journey. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to maintain your health<\/span><\/a> and the health of your unborn child throughout the next nine months. <\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll want to do everything you can to get good nutrition, enough exercise, and adequate rest. Adding a good prenatal vitamin to your daily diet provides you with a rich source of folic acid which helps your baby grow and develop. It also contains calcium (which helps the child\u2019s teeth and bones to form), zinc, iron, and Vitamin D3.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reason why folic acid is so important for newborns is that it prevents birth defects. The B vitamin is often oxidized which is why it\u2019s not found in forms of fresh foods. If your diet is lacking folate, you\u2019ll need to take a supplement right away. It ensures that you get the proper amount of folic acid needed for a safe pregnancy. <\/span><\/p>\n

The recommended daily dose of folate is 0.4 mg for women of childbearing age. The CDC notes that women between the ages of 15 to 45 often experience unplanned pregnancies which is why they need folic acid in their diet. The centers also state that women who take folic acid prior to getting pregnant and during their first trimester reduce the risk of neural tube defects which affect the development of the baby\u2019s spine by up to 70%. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t already pregnant but consider carrying a child one day, start taking a supplement now and reduce the risk of birth defects. It\u2019s something you can easily do right away. Prenatal Plus<\/span><\/a> is easy to take, is made in the USA, and safe to use even after the baby is born and you are breastfeeding. Having a supplement that you can trust is essential during the months you spend pregnant and nursing your child. Your sources of nourishment are theirs, too.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re pregnant, congratulations! What a joy it is to bring a life into this world. If you haven\u2019t had the experience before, you\u2019re in for an exciting journey. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to maintain your health and the health of your unborn child throughout the next nine months. You\u2019ll want to do everything you … Continue reading The Importance of Taking a Prenatal Vitamin While Pregnant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8,25,3],"tags":[27,35,34],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-happiness","category-health","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-mothers","tag-prenatal-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}