Prenatal vitamins are intended for use during pregnancy and in those who are trying to become pregnant. During pregnancy, the body needs higher amounts of certain nutrients to support the growing fetus and to help prevent birth defects.
Prenatal vitamins are used to prevent birth defects of the brain and spine (neural tube birth defects) and to prevent softening of bones in children, often due to vitamin D deficiency (rickets). They are also used for many other conditions related to childbirth and child health, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these other uses.
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