Some of the key nutrients I look for (or want to avoid) when choosing a prenatal vitamin— + Methylated forms of B Vitamins, including Folate. Approximately ~60% of women aren’t able to properly methylate so to reduce the risk of neural tube and other birth defects, look for ‘methylfolate’ instead of ‘folic acid’ for proper absorption. + Choline in sufficient amounts. The RDA of Choline for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is 450mg / day, but some studies suggest that more is better. The 450mg is hard enough for most women to get from food alone, especially when taking pregnancy-related nausea and food aversions into consideration so I like to aim for 400mg in a pre/postnatal. + Vitamin D + K2. Vitamin D is another one that people in general (including pregnant people) tend to be insufficient/deficient in. Ideally, I would love to see 4000IUs along with Vitamin K2 for proper absorption. + No Iron. I have an entire video on iron in pregnancy which goes more in detail about pregnancy-related anemia, iron supplements, and alternatives but essentially, iron supplements can come with some unwanted side effects (such as nausea and constipation) and I’d rather a separate iron supplement be used as needed. My favorite prenatal (the one I’m currently taking at 7 months postpartum + exclusively breastfeeding) along with my other favorite supplements for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum can be found linked in my bio > supplements. You can also use the code ‘YASMEEN’ for 20% off at @Needed Nutrition 💌 Let me know if you have any questions x - #prenatalnutrition #pregnancynutrition #postnatalrecovery #postpartumjourney #postpartumnutrition #prenatalvitamins #healthypregnancy #postnataldepletion