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Your DHA Source May Play a Role in Its Benefits for Your Baby

March 15, 2017

Prenatal Vitamins with Marine DHA

Scientists are beginning to understand that relationship DHA and its benefits to infants. In fact, evidence is mounting that supplemental prenatal vitamins with DHA can yield many positive outcomes for mothers who breastfeed and their babies.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that women consume DHA daily during every stage of pregnancy. For women who are trying to conceive, a daily intake of 220 mg of DHA is recommended.1 That number jumps to 300 mg of DHA during every month of pregnancy and for six to 12 months postpartum.1

Despite this recommendation, researchers estimate that U.S. women take only 20 percent to 60 percent of the recommended dosage of omega-3s.2 In addition, expecting mothers face challenges when trying to maintain their DHA intake, as nearly half of omega-3 stores are lost during pregnancy. For most women, it can take up to six months to recover these lost reserves after their babies are born.2

The Need for DHA

DHA plays a major role in cognitive function and brain development for infants as well as adults. The majority of the DHA present in the brain is incorporated during a major growth spurt that occurs at week 26 gestation and continues until a child is two years old.3 In utero it must be supplied by the mom and from breastfeeding postpartum. Higher material DHA intake promotes enhanced cognitive development in infants and children.2,4 Studies also have found that DHA improves visual development and motor skills.4-6

The Case for Marine-Based DHA

DHA can be supplemented through several sources. Those include marine-based DHA, which is derived from fish oil; plant-based DHA, which is derived from algae; and egg-based DHA, which is derived from egg yolks. Evidence on the effectiveness of DHA comes from clinical trials conducted primarily with marine-based DHA, and results for other sources of DHA do not yet exist in large volume. For this reason, refined and deodorized fish oil is preferred for DHA supplementation. In addition, it is readily available and has relatively high DHA content compared to other sources.3

Prenatal Vitamins with DHA

The Prenate® Vitamin Family has several prenatal vitamins that contain the highest levels of clinically proven DHA omega-3s. All of these Prenate® prenatal vitamins that contain DHA use marine-based DHA. These vitamins listed here help mothers meet the daily recommended intake of DHA and yield positive outcomes for babies:

Prenate® is committed to providing nutritional support for mothers and babies. With products designed with the patient in mind, Prenate® prescription prenatal vitamins support the stages and special needs of pregnancy. Expecting mothers can save on their prescription prenatal vitamins with our savings cards. Click here to get your prenatal vitamin coupon now and pay only $18 per prescription refill! Talk to your doctor to see if Prenate® vitamins may be right for you to help fill nutritional gaps.

Prenatal Vitamins with Marine DHA

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

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.

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.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

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.

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.

This site and its contents are an information resource only, and are neither intended to nor should be used in replacement of your doctor or other prescribing professional’s medical guidance, recommendations or advice. Neither this site nor its information should be used or relied upon for any diagnostic, medical, treatment, nutritional or other purpose. All aspects of pregnancy, including whether pregnancy is right for you, and the nourishment and care of your child, should be made with your doctor and other appropriate medical professional, and in consideration of your and your child’s particular medical history. Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Avion”) makes no representation, warranty or other undertaking that this site or its information are appropriate for you or your child’s specific needs or issues, and further expressly disclaims all damages, losses, injuries or liability whatsoever incurred or alleged to have been incurred in consequence of your reliance on the information on this site. Avion does not endorse any test, procedure, treatment, remedy, therapy, cure, nutritional regimen, method or other activity or undertaking that you and/or your doctor or other medical professional may elect or recommend. By visiting this site you agree to these terms and conditions and acknowledge that you have read and understand the same. These terms and conditions, together with any information on this site, may be amended, restated or otherwise changed from time to time and at any time by Avion within the sole, absolute and uncontrolled exercise of its discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Avion has no duty or obligation to keep you informed of any amendments to, restatements of or other changes to these terms and conditions or this site, and that you are solely and exclusively responsible for apprising yourself of the same.

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