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Vitamin A is essential for your baby's development, but too much
can cause birth defects. Find out how much you need and the best sources of this important vitamin.
www.babycenter.com/0_vitamin-a-why-you-shouldnt-get-too-much_675.bc
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Upside: Detailed article on understanding the right amount of vitamin A to take during pregnancy
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Drugs, Herbs & Dietary Supplements
What you need to know: Street drugs, over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, dietary supplements, herbal preparations, and some medications can hurt your baby. Some can cause birth defects. ...
www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_529.asp
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Upside: Detailed explanation on the safety of herbs, drugs and more during pregnancy
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Prenatal Vitamins
Newly expectant mothers often want to get started on vitamin supplements right away. Many worry that it will hurt the baby if they are too nauseated to take a vitamin, or if they didn't find out ...
www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,11165,00.html
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Upside: Detailed information and advice on vitamins and supplements to take and avoid
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Prenatal multivitamins
Prenatal vitamins are a combination of many different vitamins that are normally found in foods and other natural sources.
www.drugs.com/mtm/prenatal-multivitamins.html
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Upside: Detailed information on prenatal vitamins, instructions and role
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Eating During Pregnancy
To eat well during pregnancy you must do more than simply increase how much you eat. You must also consider what you eat. Although you need about 300 extra calories a day — especially later in your ...
kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/eating_pregnancy.html
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Upside: Easy to use site with very good information on vitamins and minerals to have during pregnancy
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Natural Herbs & Vitamins During
Although medicine has replaced most natural supplements with a synthetic substitute, there are many who still look to natural herbs and vitamins to provide essential nutrition to pregnant women as ...
www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/naturalherbsvitamins.html
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Upside: Describes benefits of supplements and specific recommendations
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Prenate Elite is a prescription prenatal vitamin that contains
folic acid, which can prevent birth defects. This eMedTV resource offers an overview of Prenate Elite, including information on the benefits of the vitamins, side effects, and dosing tips.
pregnancy.emedtv.com/prenate-elite/prenate-elite.html
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Upside: Good article on prenate elite vitamins for pregnancy
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Choosing a Prenatal Vitamin Supplement
A Checklist for You and Your Doctor Even before you conceive, most health care providers recommend that women take prenatal supplements for vitamins and minerals.
babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=709
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Upside: Very good article summarizing prenatal supplements
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DHA and Pregnancy
Research suggests that using DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) during pregnancy can help improve fetal brain and eye development. The omega-3 fatty acid is currently a popular addition to many prenatal ...
heart-disease.emedtv.com/dha/dha-and-pregnancy.html
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Upside: Good article about the effects of DHA during pregnancy
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Biotin (vitamin H)
Pregnancy supplementation Marginal biotin deficiency has been found to commonly occur during pregnancy. Biotin supplementation during pregnancy is not currently standard practice, and prenatal ...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-biotin.html
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Upside: Very good starting point on bitoin and use during pregnancy
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