If you’re pregnant or planning to be, you’ll need to ensure you and your baby get the extra vitamins and minerals needed.

Your body is capable of miracles during pregnancy, but what you put into it makes a big difference to the health of your baby.

Just as it’s important to eat healthy foods, you should also ensure you get the essential vitamins and minerals you and your baby need. The following graph shows just some of the extra nutrient levels recommended by the Ministry of Health.



KEY VITAMINS AND MINERALS FOR PREGNANCY
Folic Acid (+225%) – essential in helping reduce the risk of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in babies
Iron (+50%) – helps prevent fatigue, common in mums and mums-to-be
Zinc (+38%) – may help your immune system
B group vitamins (+up to 48%) – for overall health and energy
Vitamin C (+33%) – aids absorption of iron.

CLINICALLY PROVEN ELEVIT
Elevit is the only pregnancy supplement clinically proven to reduce neural tube defects by 92%.*

It can help you get the right combination of nutrients, in the right amount – before, during and after pregnancy.

WHAT IS ELEVIT?
Throughout pregnancy the need for folic acid and other key nutrients increases, with potential deficiencies occurring at all stages of pregnancy.

Elevit contains a range of essential vitamins and minerals, including zinc, vitamin C, calcium, B6 and B12. It also contains 800mcg of folic acid as recommended by the Ministry of Health, and 60mg of iron to help combat fatigue and prevent dietary iron deficiency – all in a once-daily tablet.

START EARLY
To help give your baby the healthiest start to life, Elevit should be taken daily at least 3 months before pregnancy (to give your body time to build up nutrient levels), during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

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*Data available upon request. Elevit tablets are a Pharmacy Medicine. 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 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 NA338


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