vitamin c pregnancy
During pregnancy, it is necessary to have vitamin C (also referred as ascorbic acid) in right amounts in the body. The antioxidant property of vitamin C fights infections and protects your body from toxins and any damage (2). It helps in tissue repair, wound healing, bone growth and repair and having healthy skin (3). It is vital in making collagen, a structural protein which is a component of cartilage, bones, tendons and skin (4).
The vitamin C works to produce an unfavorable climate within the uterus so that the egg does not implant, or cannot maintain its grip on the uterine wall. Possibly by stimulating estrogen, and interfering with progesterone. Thus making it useful as an emergency contraceptive, when taking it before implantation occurs.