Preg Nut

Baby benefit

Builds bones and teeth. Your growing baby takes the calcium she needs from your body, so to keep your bones and teeth healthy, you need to get enough to replace that amount. (1)

Mother benefit

Protects your bone density. It may also help prevent high blood pressure while you're pregnant. (1)

Baby benefit

Helps prevent problems in the spinal cord and brain, called neural tube defects, and enhances brain development. (1)

Mother benefit

Builds strong bones and may help prevent high blood pressure. (1)

Baby benefit

Helps boost brain development, including communication (3) and vision. (4)

Mother benefit

May reduce your risk of heart disease in the future (1) and post-partum depression. (2)

Baby benefit

Helps protect against spinal cord birth defects during the first 30 days of pregnancy (1), in addition to other birth defects, miscarriage, and premature delivery. (5)

Mother benefit

Prevents anemia. (1)

Baby benefit

Needed for brain and nervous system development; important for preventing stunted growth, severe mental disability, and deafness; important in preventing miscarriage and stillbirth. (1)

Mother benefit

Important for a healthy thyroid. (1)

Baby benefit

Helps prevent premature delivery (1), low birth weight, and post-partum hemorrhages, and possibly cardiovascular risk for the baby in the future. (4)

Mother benefit

Wards off anemia in pregnant women. (1)

Baby benefit

Too much potassium can adversely affect your child. (6)

Mother benefit

A small amount is necessary to keep blood pressure in check and maintain proper fluid balance; its essential for normal heart beat and energy. (1)

Baby benefit

Protein is crucial for your baby's growth throughout pregnancy. (1)

Mother benefit

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Baby benefit

Helps prevent birth defects including outflow tract defects of the heart. (7)

Mother benefit

Needed to produce energy; helps your body use the protein from food. (1)

Baby benefit

May help promote a healthy birthweight. (8)

Mother benefit

Helps produce protein for new cells, boosts the immune system, and helps form red blood cells. (1)

Baby benefit

May help prevent preterm birth. (9)

Mother benefit

Helps produce red blood cells and helps your body use fat and carbohydrates for energy. (1)

Baby benefit

Helps build a healthy brain and protects against poor memory. (10)

Mother benefit

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Baby benefit

Helps your baby's body use calcium to build bones and teeth. (1)

Mother benefit

Helps your body absorb calcium from food and use it to build your bones and teeth. (1)

Baby benefit

Brain development. (1)

Mother benefit

Necessary to grow and repair cells and produce energy. (1)