DHA—helping support baby’s development

One of the major benefits of DHA is that it contributes to baby’s brain and eye development during pregnancy. However, because developing babies cannot efficiently produce DHA on their own, they must obtain the DHA they need through mother’s placenta during pregnancy and from her breast milk after birth.

Since the majority of brain cell development takes place during gestation, it’s important for pregnant women to make sure they are getting the DHA they need.

Because DHA is so important for baby’s development, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that pregnant and lactating women increase their daily intake of DHA from 220 mg (for adults) to 300 mg.⁵

DHA also enhances the quality of mom’s breast milk^1,2 and helps provide critical nutrients essential to pregnancy.⁶

Know what you’re getting in every capsule

Not every prenatal vitamin tells you the amount of DHA it contains.

WARNING: Ingestion of more than 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids (such as DHA) per day has been shown to have potential antithrombotic effects, including an increased bleeding time and International Normalized Ratio (INR). Administration of omega-3 fatty acids should be avoided in patients taking anticoagulants and in those known to have an inherited or acquired predisposition to bleeding.

WARNING: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.

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