PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ahn, Eric
AU  - Nava-Ocampo, Alejandro A
AU  - Koren, Gideon
TI  - Multivitamin supplements for pregnant women. New insights.
DP  - 2004 May 01
TA  - Canadian Family Physician
PG  - 705--706
VI  - 50
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/5/705.short
4100  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/50/5/705.full
SO  - Can Fam Physician2004 May 01; 50
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.