Folic acid is needed in extra for the development of neural tubes of fetus and to prevent any neural tube defect. Increased calcium and iron demand is there in pregnancy for the proper growth of the fetus and so that the pregnant woman doesn't suffer from any anemia in pregnancy. Calcium is required for the bone formation of fetus. So there is increased demand in pregnancy.
the baby will need the vitamins in order to develop, if you dont take vitamins the baby might not be as healthy.
Vitamins contribute to overall development. So vitamins during pregnancy help in growth of the baby.
Normally, a woman has only enough calcium and iron in her body to give strength to her bones and teeth but when she is pregnant, she will need more for two bodies of which she would not be able to easily acquire enough of through meals thus resulting to the iron tablets and special diets.
Baby is growing in the womb of the mother. The bones of the baby is formed by the calcium salts. So you need to supplement extra calcium to the mother. Same thing goes for the iron. The amount of blood in increased in the body of the mother. The foetus has his own needs of iron. So additional iron has to be supplied from the second trimester till delivery. 30 mg of elemental iron once or twice a day should do in most of the patients. You have to give calcium salts after delivery also, along with iron, at times.
Calcium
a pregnant woman need lots of calcium and iron in her diet
if a woman doesn't have calcium in her diet the baby could be born with problems
how muchfat does a pregnant need
Love and support from husband and family.
old enough to have a period
I have to say yes! Tums are Calcium and you need that when you are pregnant. Taking calcium supplements are good to keep the baby's and your bones healthy. Check out http://www.tums.com/Calcium.aspx for more info.
Pregnant women need more energy then an unpregnant women because the baby needs food to develop into a human being thus the Pregnant woman needs more energy PREGNANT WOMEN OFTEN HAVE TO SLEEP ALOT MORE ALSO. Hope this helps
A pregnant woman needs more energy because she needs to provide food for her baby as well as herself.
You can't get pregnant by swallowing anything. And a woman need sperms or she can't get pregnant.
Because part of everything they eat goes to the growing baby. So they need to eat a little extra all over, and particularly of some extra important stuff. Like calcium, for growing bones.
about 150 to 200mg