

Prenatal vitamins are specially formulated for pregnancy. After all, it's tough to meet the nutrient demands of pregnancy through food alone - especially when you're dealing with food aversions or morning sickness.Īnd no, a standard multivitamin won't do the trick. While a prenatal vitamin can't replace a healthy diet full of the best foods for pregnancy, a supplement helps you fill in any gaps, says Nicole Rankins, M.D., an OB/GYN and site director of the OB Hospitalist Group in Norfolk, Virginia. One of the most important steps you can take during pregnancy to ensure you have a healthy baby is also one of the simplest: popping a prenatal vitamin every day.
