Vitamin B9 Information - November 23, 2008

Experts Recommend Multivitamins For Pregnant Women To Increase Child's Birth Weight

April 5, 2007 - Topics pregnant, child, women, blood and medicine
A recent study suggests that pregnant women should be given multi-vitamins to help boost the health and weight of their unborn babies. Low birth weight is associated with serious health consequences for an infant including infant mortality and poor growth and cognitive development.

Researchers found that higher levels of folate (found in some vegetables, fruits and cereals, and also known as vitamin B9, or folic acid) were linked with increased birth weights

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