Stuart Prenatal Uses

Stuart Prenatal is primarily used for supplementing certain nutrients that may be lacking in a pregnant woman's diet. The prenatal vitamins are available without a prescription and contain 800 mcg of folic acid (which can help prevent certain birth defects). Stuart Prenatal uses can also be beneficial for women who are breastfeeding or for women who are trying to conceive.

 

What Is Stuart Prenatal Used For?

Stuart Prenatal® is a non-prescription prenatal vitamin. Prenatal vitamins are specifically designed for pregnant women. They are used to fill in any nutritional gaps in the diet during pregnancy. Even women who usually eat a well-balanced and nutritional diet may be prone to having nutritional gaps during pregnancy due to morning sickness or other problems.
 
Stuart Prenatal is also beneficial for women who are breastfeeding and women trying to conceive. Because it is important to get enough folic acid prior to pregnancy and during early pregnancy (including the early weeks before you even know you are pregnant), your healthcare provider may recommend that you take a prenatal vitamin while trying to get pregnant. In fact, because many pregnancies are unplanned, it is a good idea for any sexually active woman of reproductive age to take a prenatal vitamin (or at least a multivitamin with a minimum of 400 mcg of folic acid).
 

How Does Stuart Prenatal Work?

Stuart Prenatal vitamins contain a variety of vitamins and minerals that are important for a healthy pregnancy.
 These vitamins and minerals are similar to those found in most multivitamins. However, Stuart Prenatal contains more of certain vitamins and minerals. Importantly, Stuart Prenatal contains 800 mcg of folic acid (compared to 400 mcg for most multivitamins), which can help to prevent certain birth defects. This is probably enough for most pregnant women, although it is slightly less that the amount found in most prescription prenatal vitamins (which have 1000 mcg, or 1 mg).
 
Stuart Prenatal also contains iron, a little calcium, and various other vitamins and minerals. You may need to take extra calcium (as is the case with all prenatal vitamins), because calcium is a bulky mineral (which would make the prenatal vitamins too large), and is best taken two or three times a day.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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