TY - JOUR
T1 - Motherisk update
T2 - Multivitamin supplements for pregnant women
AU - Ahn, Eric
AU - Nava-Ocampo, Alejandro A.
AU - Koren, Gideon
PY - 2004/5
Y1 - 2004/5
N2 - Question. One of my patients is planning pregnancy and has started taking multivitamin supplements. She is experiencing gastric discomfort. What are the alternatives? Answer. Gastric discomfort is usually related to iron intake; pregnant women could use supplements with less iron. Pregnant women need 0.4 to 1.0 mg of folic acid daily. If they have a family history of neural tube defects (NTDs), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, or epilepsy, or are currently taking valproic acid, carbamazepine, or antifolates (eg, sulfonamides), they are at intermediate-to-high risk of having babies with NTDs and need 4.0 to 5.0 mg of folic acid daily.
AB - Question. One of my patients is planning pregnancy and has started taking multivitamin supplements. She is experiencing gastric discomfort. What are the alternatives? Answer. Gastric discomfort is usually related to iron intake; pregnant women could use supplements with less iron. Pregnant women need 0.4 to 1.0 mg of folic acid daily. If they have a family history of neural tube defects (NTDs), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, or epilepsy, or are currently taking valproic acid, carbamazepine, or antifolates (eg, sulfonamides), they are at intermediate-to-high risk of having babies with NTDs and need 4.0 to 5.0 mg of folic acid daily.
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C2 - 15171671
AN - SCOPUS:2442717535
SN - 0008-350X
VL - 50
SP - 705
EP - 706
JO - Canadian Family Physician
JF - Canadian Family Physician
IS - MAY
ER -