Specialised Nutrition For Preconception, Pregnancy And Lactation.

Ingredients in Pregnancy Care Advanced have been shown to:

Provide vegan-friendly specialised nutrition to support the health of mother and baby during preconception, pregnancy and lactation.
Support healthy foetal development, as well as bone, brain and central nervous system health.
Provide digestive-friendly, bioavailable minerals and activated B-vitamins to support energy levels and maternal health.

Clinical Benefits

Nutritional demands increase in response to maternal and foetal changes throughout preconception, pregnancy and lactation. Iodine is critical for maternal thyroid health, foetal brain and central nervous system development,^1,2and is a common deficiency in pregnancy. This is evident by a study of 802 pregnant women with urinary levels indicative of iodine deficiency.³Low levels of iron have also been linked to low birth weight and premature birth,⁴while vitamin C requirements increase due to the larger blood volume in the mother and the unborn baby, which is implicated in blood vessel health.⁵

Both lutein and choline are increasingly being understood for their role in foetal health. Lutein, the predominant carotenoid in the infant brain, plays a key role as an antioxidant and in the development of vision, the brain and the nervous system.^6,7Carotenoid status of newborns and infants often depends on the nutritional status of the mother as well as the infant feeding method, with a deficiency indicating the need for supplementation.⁸Choline is also important for foetal brain and central nervous system development.^9,10,11Studies have shown choline intake is insufficient in pregnant women,¹²while common genetic variants may increase requirements for choline beyond current recommendations.^13,14

Pregnancy Care Advanced is a low excipient, vegan-friendly formula that contains bioavailable minerals and activated B vitamins. This formula features active B vitamins including B6, B12 and 5-MTHF for enhanced bioavailability. This formula also contains the highly absorbable bisglycinate forms of Meta Zn (Zinc) and Meta Fe (Iron), which are bound to the amino acid glycine for efficient uptake, minimising risk of side effects, such as constipation and/or nausea.

VitaCholine is a trademark of Balchem Corporation

Ingredients

Each vegan capsule contains:	1 capsule	2 capsules
Choline bitartrate	167 mg	334 mg
Equivalent Choline	69 mg	138 mg
Lutein	1 mg	2 mg
Vitamins
Calcium ascorbate dihydrate	60.5 mg	121 mg
Equivalent Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)	50 mg	100 mg
Betacarotene	3 mg	6 mg
Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2)	15 micrograms	30 micrograms
Colecalciferol	12.5 micrograms	25 micrograms
Vitamin D3	500 IU	1000 IU
Thiamine hydrochloride	12.5 mg	25 mg
Riboflavin sodium phosphate	12.5 mg	25 mg
Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3)	15 mg	30 mg
Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)	12.5 mg	25 mg
Pyridoxal 5-phosphate monohydrate	12.5 mg	25 mg
Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)	12.5 mg	25 mg
Folic Acid	200 micrograms	400 micrograms
Levomefolate glucosamine	97 micrograms	194 micrograms
Equivalent Levomefolic acid (5-Methyltetrahydrofolate)	50 micrograms	100 micrograms
Mecobalamin (Comethylcobalamin) (Vitamin B12)	250 micrograms	500 micrograms
Biotin	35 micrograms	70 micrograms
Minerals
Iron amino acid chelate (Meta Fe - Iron bisglycinate)	60 mg	120 mg
Equivalent Iron	12 mg	24 mg
Zinc amino acid chelate (Meta Zn- Zinc bisglycinate)	50 mg	100 mg
Equivalent Zinc	10 mg	20 mg
Manganese amino acid chelate	8 mg	16 mg
Equivalent Manganese	1.3 mg	2.6 mg
Potassium iodide	195.5 micrograms	391 micrograms
Equivalent Iodine	149.5 micrograms	299 micrograms
Chromium nicotinate	250 micrograms	500 micrograms
Equivalent Chromium	25 micrograms	50 micrograms
Molybdenum trioxide	38 micrograms	76 micrograms
Equivalent Molybdenum	25 micrograms	50 micrograms
Selenomethionine	62 micrograms	124 micrograms
Equivalent Selenium	25 micrograms	50 micrograms

VitaCholine is a trademark of Balchem Corporation

Free from animal products, dairy protein, lactose, eggs, gluten, wheat, nuts, yeast and soy protein. Free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives.

Directions

Take 1 capsule twice daily with food for at least one month before conception, during pregnancy and lactation.