Mamacare Pregnancy Supplement is a complete food, with each serve providing 26 essential vitamins and minerals – more than any comparable pregnancy supplement. These include:
| NUTRIENT | FOOD SOURCE | BENEFITS FOR BEFORE DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY |
|---|---|---|
| Folate | The vitamin known as Folate (B9) is found in leafy green vegetables. It is known as Folic Acid when added to food such as bread and nutritional supplements. | Folic Acid is Folate in supplemental form. A diet low in Folate can increase the chances of the neural tube not closing properly, which can result in a neural tube defect (NTD), such as spina bifida. It is recommended that pregnant women and women planning to conceive take at least 400 µg of supplemental Folic Acid daily for at least a month prior to conception and three months after to prevent NTDs. |
| Iodine | Iodine can be found in eggs, vegetables dairy products, vegetables and seafood. | Iodine is important for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland. It regulates the metabolic rate and promotes growth and development throughout the body. In pregnancy, it also helps the baby’s brain and nervous system develop. |
| Iron | The best source of iron comes from fish lean red meat and chicken, as well as dark green leafy vegetables, fortified breads and cereals, beans and lentils | Iron very important for pregnant women and their unborn baby. It is an important component of haemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. Throughout pregnancy iron is required to produce extra red blood cells to cater for the growth of the baby and placenta. |
| Vitamin D | You can get Vitamin D from exposure to the sun, but it is found in fish liver oil,fatty fish, eggs as well as fortified milk and cereal products. | Vitamin D is used to facilitate the availability of calcium and phosphate which is needed for healthy bones and teeth. |
| Protein | Protein is found in lean meat, poultry, fish and shellfish, eggs, milk, cheese, tofu and yoghurt. | Protein is an important nutrient. The amino acids in protein are the building blocks of the human body. Proteins repair muscle, tissue and red blood cells. They transport oxygen and nutrients to and from those cells and also control blood clotting, particularly around the uterus and placenta. |
| Calcium | Good sources of calcium include, milk and milk products, soy and tofu, fish leafy green vegetables, nuts and seeds. | When you are pregnant, your developing baby needs calcium to help build strong bones and teeth. It is also needed for a healthy heart, nerves and muscles. |
| Potassium | Potassium is really easy to obtain in most foods we eat everyday like fresh fruit and vegetables, red meat chicken and fish, milk and yoghurt, nuts and soy products. | Potassium is a mineral found in many different types of foods. It plays an important role in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in your body’s cells. It is also important in contract and releasing energy from protein, fat and carbohydrates. sending nerve impulses, helping your muscles Potassium also helps prevent cramps. |
| Vitamin A | The richest source of Vitamin A Beta-Carotene is found in yellow, orange and green leafy fruits and vegetables. The more intense the colour of the fruit or vegetable the more Beta-Carotene Vitamin A it has in it. | Vitamin A is important for your baby’s embryonic growth including the development of the baby’s heart, lungs, kidneys, eyes and bones, as well as the circulatory, respiratory and central nervous systems. It helps maintain vision and fight infections. Vitamin A is essential for women who are about to give birth because it helps with postpartum tissue repair. |
| Thiamin | Thiamine also known as Vitamin B1, is found in fortified breads and cereals,whole grain products, pasta, pork, fish dried beans and peas. Fruits and vegetables and dairy producst have some too. | Thiamine is essential for you baby’s brain development and aids the normal functioning of the heart, muscles and nervous system. |
| Riboflavin | Riboflavin is found in milk, bread and cereal products. Wheat flour and breads are also enriched with this vitamin. | Riboflavin or Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that helps your body produce energy. It promotes growth, good vision and healthy skin and is important for your baby’s bone, muscle and nerve development. There is some evidence that women who get enough Riboflavin may reduce their risk of Pre-Eclampsia. |
| Niacin | Niacin is a B group vitamin and is found in many food products including poultry,tuna, salmon, fortified cereals,legumes,leafy green vegetables and meats | Niacin plays a crucial role in many body processes. Your body uses it to turn food into energy as well as for DNA, cell signaling and cell differentiation.In pregnant women, it helps assist in the normal development of your unborn baby’s brain. |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin B6 can be found in beans, nuts lean meat and fish. It can also be found in fortified breads and cereals. | Vitamin B6 helps your body metabolize carbohydrates, fats and protein.It also helps form new red blood cells, antibodies and neurotransmitters.Vitamin B6 is vital for your baby’s developing brain and nervous system.Some studies have shown that Vitamin B6 helps relieve morning sickness. |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin B12 is found in meat, poultry, milk, eggs and other fortified foods. | Vitamin B12 is known to help in the development of the brain and nervous system in unborn children. New research suggests that taking a Vitamin B12 supplement alongside Folic Acid will further help in the development of the neural tube and the unborn baby’s spine and central nervous system. It is thought that taking the combination of Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 is more effective than taking Folic Acid alone. |
| Vitamin C | Vitamin C is found in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables including leafy green vegetables, oranges, sweet potato, strawberries and red peppers | Vitamin C is vital for tissue repair, wound healing, bone growth and repair and healthy skin. Vitamin C also helps fight infection. You and your baby both need this vitamin. It is necessary for your body to make collagen which is important component for making cartilage, tendons, bones and skin. |
| Vitamin E | Vitamin E is found in cereals, nuts, avocado, polyunsaturated plant oils (soy bean, corn and canola oils) prawns,sunflower seeds and sweet potato. | One of Vitamin E main functions is to protect cell membranes which help give cells their structure. As your baby is growing at a rapid rate, it is important to include it in your pregnancy diet. |
| Magnesium | Magnesium can be found in seeds,some fish, leafy green vegetables,lentils and wholegrains | Magnesium helps build strong bones and teeth, regulates insulin and blood sugar levels and helps certain enzymes function. Magnesium may be helpful in reducing leg cramps. |
| Phosphorus | Phosphorus is found in plain non fat yoghurt, salmon, turkey, non fat milk,eggs and peanuts. | The main function of Phosphorus is in the formation of bones and teeth. It also plays an important role in how the body processes carbohydrates and fats.It is also needed for the growth, maintenance and repair of cells and tissue. |
| Zinc | Foods that contain zinc include red meatpoultry, prawns cheese and legumes. | Getting enough zinc is particularly important because of the rapid cell growth that occurs during pregnancy. Zinc is necessary for the functioning of many different ezymes within your body. These enzymes are critical during your pregnancy because they are involved in embryo and foetal development. |
| Biotin | Foods such as yeast, wheat bran, salmon avocado, cauliflower, bread and eggs are good sources of Biotin. | Biotin known as Vitamin H, is a B complex vitamin. It is essential for turning the food you eat into energy. Biotin is needed for the proper growth and development of the foetus. |
| Pantothenic Acid | Pantothenic Acid is found in virtually all meat and vegetable foods like eggs, chicken, fortified cereal, avocado, corn salmon, banana and sweet potato. | Pantothenic acid is important for our bodies to properly use carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids – and for healthy skin. |
| Vitamin K | Spinach, brussel sprouts, broccoli green salad vegetables and plant oils such as canola oil. | Because Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting, it is important to make sure that you and your baby get enough in preparation for labour and recovery after birth. |
| Choline | Eggs, meat and fish and some whole grain cereals are some good sources of Choline. It is also found in potatoes, beans and spinach. | Choline has been shown to play an important role in foetal and infant brain development, affecting the areas of the brain responsible for memory and life-long learning ability. Studies have shown that Choline may help in the healthy development of the neural tube. |
| Copper | Foods that naturally contain Copper include chocolate, beans, lobster, crabs oysters and other shellfish, spinach and peanuts. | Copper is essential for forming red blood cells. This is extremely important during pregnancy when your blood supply multiplies. It also helps form your baby’s heart, blood vessels as well as their skeletal and nervous systems. |
| Manganese | You can find manganese in whole grain breads, cereals and pastas. It is also found in brown rice, beans, peas, tea and nuts | Manganese is a mineral that helps form bones and cartilage and it also protects cells from damage. |
| Molybdenum | Molybdenum is a trace mineral found in foods such as milk, cheese, cereal grains, legumes, nuts, leafy vegetables foods such as milk, cheese, cereal grains legumes, nuts and leafy vegetables. | Molybdenum works in the body to break down proteins and other substances. It has an important role in normal body functions. |
| Selenium | Shellfish, fish, poultry and wheat are a good source of Selenium as well as eggs, wholegrains nuts and seeds | Selenium is an antioxidant and also helps to regulate thyroid function and the the healthy function of the immune system. It is also important during reproduction and the production of DNA. |
