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Prenatal vitamins, also known as prenatal supplements, are vitamin and mineral supplements intended to be taken before and during pregnancy and during postnatal lactation. Although not intended to replace a healthy diet, prenatal vitamins provide women of childbearing age with nutrients recognized by the various health organizations including the American Dietetic Association[citation needed] as helpful for a healthy pregnancy outcome. It may be appropriate to start taking pr...

Are the prenatal G12 pills suitable for vegetarians? ## Hi Jack, Because it's not listed on the product packaging, it would be difficult to know where the ingredients were sourced from without contacting the manufacturer directly. However, being primarily vegan myself... I would probably try to steer clear of products that don't state their sources on the box. Have you heard of a company called Garden of Life (Vitamin Code)? They also have a Raw Prenatal multivitamin w/ iron, except theirs is verifiably raw, vegetarian, gluten-free & dairy-free. It's about $40 for a two month supply. Definitely worth checking out! I hope this helps!

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I have celiac disease and am currently taking the prenatal plus tabs tan tabs with G12 imprinted on them. Are they gluten free? ## Hi Michelle, After looking at an ingredient profile of Prenatal Plus, I can determine that gluten or wheat is not listed on there with the other vitamins and minerals. However their ingredient profile does not list the "inactive ingredients", where as the addition of things like gluten or wheat might be found, if it does contain it. It's unfortunate that companies like this do not put a complete label on their products. If I were in your shoes, I would consider contacting the manufacturer about this. The manufacturer of this supplement is Akyma Pharmaceuticals. Aside from this, I do know that there are plenty of other options out there that do st...

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Can I take Cobadex Forte as a Prenatal Vitamin since it contains Folic Acid. ## YES NO PROBLEM IN TAKING cobadex forte as a prenatal vitamin becoz it is prescribed for even those who not eat food, mis their food! EVEN I WAS PRESCRIBED FOR THIS AS A PRENATAL VITAMIN! ## I have to agree with Susanna on this one. I think that most multivitamin supplements can be used for prenatal purposes, as long as it contains the ingredients you require. So just because a vitamin supplement isn't marketed as prenatal, doesn't necessarily mean that you cannot use it for that reason. Please feel free to post back your experience with using it as a prenatal vitamin and if you notice a difference when taking it or not.

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