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Why you need DHA during pregnancy
and breast-feeding

Since many women do not get the DHA they need from diet alone,7 a prescription prenatal vitamin with DHA can be just what a mother and her baby need for a healthy start. Research shows that DHA benefits baby’s development, as well as mother’s health and well-being.



DHA—enhancing baby’s and mom’s health

 Baby

Through the mother's breast milk, or in the developing fetus, maternal dietary DHA provides nutritional support for:

  • Cognitive development8-10
  • Development of visual acuity8,21
  • Fetal growth and development13


 Mom
  • Replenishes DHA depleted during pregnancy and lactation13
  • Provides critical nutrients essential to pregnancy13
  • Helps maintain a health cardiovascular system6,23
  • Supports maintenance of healthy skin, hair, and nails20

 

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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