Pregnancy is a wonderful and exciting time in your life full of many positive changes, but it can be a struggle to get the extra vitamins and minerals both you and your baby need.

During pregnancy, you and your baby’s daily nutrient needs increase so much, that even with a balanced diet you may not be getting enough. The following graph shows the higher levels of a range of key vitamins and minerals needed as recommended by the Ministry of Health.




KEY VITAMINS AND MINERALS:

• Folic Acid – essential in helping reduce the risk of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in babies.
• Iron – helps prevent fatigue (all too common in mums and mums to be!)
• Zinc – may help your immune system
• B group vitamins – for overall health and energy
• Vitamin C – aids absorption of iron.

TAKE ELEVIT DURING PREGNANCY
Elevit is a vitamin and mineral supplement for pregnancy that provides the right nutrients required at the right level. In conjunction with a healthy diet, Elevit helps meet the increased nutritional requirements that occur throughout pregnancy.
There is an increased requirement for folic acid throughout pregnancy, with the majority of deficiencies occurring in the third trimester. Elevit is the only pregnancy supplement clinically proven to reduce neural tube defects by 92%.^1-3  Elevit contains 800mcg of folic acid, as recommended by the Ministry of Health.

OTHER NUTRIENTS NEEDED
Elevit also contains vitamins and minerals that are required at higher levels throughout pregnancy including iron, zinc, vitamin C, calcium, B6 and B12. These vitamins and minerals all play vital roles in the health and well-being of you and your baby.

Take Elevit daily at least 3 months before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, to give your baby the healthiest start to life.

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*Source: Food and Nutritional Guidelines for Healthy Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women:
A background paper. Ministry of Health 2006.

1. Adapted from Nutrient Reference values for Australia New Zealand MOH 2006. 2. Cziezel, AE. Prevention of neural tube defects. CNS Drugs 1996 Nov: 6 (5): 399-412. 3. Food and Nutritional Guidelines for Healthy Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A background paper. Ministry of Health 2006. Elevit tablets are a Pharmacy Medicine. Medicines have benefits and some may have risks. Always read the label and use strictly as directed. Supplementary to and not a replacement for a balanced diet. Consult your healthcare professional to see if Elevit is right for you. Contains Folic Acid 800mcg,vitamin B, C, D, E and minerals. Visit www.medsafe.co.nz for Elevit consumer medicine information. Bayer New Zealand Ltd, Auckland. The New Zealand formulation of Elevit is the same as that used in the Czeizel study except it does not contain Vitamin A. Czeizel Paed Drugs (2000) 2(6). TAPS PP6440


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