Externally Peer Reviewed by Mosby Nutrition in Pregnancy Periodic dietary recall will identify abnormal nutrition patterns.
Requirements are higher in adolescence and with multiple gestation.
1500 mg of elemental calcium per day. May reduce the risk of preeclampsia. 30 mg of elemental iron per day. If the pregnant woman is iron deficient or has a multiple-gestation pregnancy, she should take 60 to 100 mg of elemental iron per day. All prescription prenatal vitamins contain 1 mg of folate.