If you’re pregnant or planning to be, you may be wondering what extra nutrients you need in your diet.

It’s important to know that nutrients don’t just benefit you. They play vital roles in the health and wellbeing of you and your baby, helping meet the increased nutritional requirements that occur before, during and after pregnancy.

INCREASED NUTRIENTS YOU NEED FOR A HEALTHY BABY
The recommended dietary intake of folic acid increases by up to 225% when you’re pregnant.¹ Folic acid is essential for helping  reduce the risk of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida in babies. There is also an increased requirement for iron during pregnancy, an important nutrient that is essential for carrying oxygen in the blood. Other essential vitamins and minerals that are required at higher levels throughout pregnancy include zinc, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, B6 and B12.





ELEVIT – CLINICALLY PROVEN TO HELP BUILD HEALTHY BABIES*
Getting these nutrients in the right combination, in the right amount, can help give your baby a healthier start to life.

Elevit is a specialised pregnancy supplement with essential nutrients to help build a healthy baby. To help give your baby the best start in life, Elevit should be taken at least three months before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Elevit is the only pregnancy supplement clinically proven to reduce neural tube defects like spina bifida by 92%.^2-4

KEY VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN ELEVIT

• Folic acid – includes 800mcg of folic acid – as recommended by the MOH.
• Iron – includes 60mg of iron to help prevent fatigue.
• Zinc – which helps your immune system.
• B-group vitamins – for overall health and energy.
• Magnesium and Calcium – work in combination. Magnesium relaxes muscles, while calcium stimulates muscles to contract.

Elevit is a once-daily tablet that can be taken at anytime of the day.

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*Data available upon request. 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.Cziezel, AE & Dudas I. Prevention of the first occurrence of neural tube defects by periconceptional vitamin supplementation. NEW Eng J Med 1992; 327: 1832-5. 4.Cziezel AE. Birth defects Research (Part A) 70: 853-861 (2004). Elevit tablets are a pharmacy medicine. The New Zealand formulation of Elevit is the same as that used in the Czeizel study except that it does not contain vitamin A. Vitamins are supplementary to and not a replacement for a balanced diet. Medicines have benefits and some may have risks. Always read the label and use strictly as directed. Consult your pharmacist to see if Elevit is right for you. If you have side-effects, see your healthcare professional. Visit www.medsafe.govt.nz for Elevit consumer medicine information. Bayer New Zealand Ltd, Auckland. TAPS PP6023

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