Potassium - is a mineral that helps maintain fluid balance in the body. This mineral helps regulate blood pressure, nerve impulses and muscle contractions. Vitamin A - is important for cell growth, healthy skin and mucous membranes, resistance to infections. It benefits red blood cell production in both mother and baby. This vitamin is essential for postpartum tissue repair.
Copper also aids tissue growth, glucose metabolism, and growth of healthy hair.
It also helps form a baby's heart, skeletal and nervous systems, arteries, and blood vessels. Pantothenic Acid - is a trace mineral that regulates the body's adrenal activity, antibody production, and the growth and metabolism of protein and fats. If you are deficient in this vitamin during pregnancy your baby's growth may be slowed. This trace mineral is required for many essential functions, including growth, appetite regulation, digestion, wound healing, and the maintenance of collagen and elastin which may explain why some doctors think it may also help prevent stretch marks, one of the banes of pregnancy. Iron - makes red blood cells, supplies oxygen to cells for energy and growth and builds bones and teeth.