Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast Feeding Gold

Mums, we know you have enough to contend with once the new addition to your family arrives without confusing yourselves with how much DHA, iodine, calcium and other essential nutrients you need to ensure the optimal development of your newborns. Blackmores has handed you an answer to this nutritional puzzle with reformulated Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Gold.

Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Gold is a premium pregnancy multivitamin whihc has been specifically reformulated to adhere to recomended nutrient intakes as a result of breakthrough research into the need for iodine and vitamin D3 during pregnancy adn breastfeeding. Blackmores have improved on the preceding formula by increasing the amount of iodine and adding vitamin D3 for healthy bone development.

It's a well know fact that breastfeeding is one of the most important contributors to you baby's health. The World Health Organisation says that "breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing an ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants." (WHO) also indicates that breast milk "provides all the energy and nutrinents that the infant needs for the first months of life, and it continues to provide up to half or more of a child's nutritional needs during the second half of the first year, and up to one-third during the second year of life".

Of particular interest is the importance of iodine in the diet of pregnant and breastfeeding women. According to Professor creswell Eastman, a world-renowned endocrinologist, Vice Chairman of International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders and regional coordinator for Asia Pacific, "iodine supplements are crucial for pregnant women". He continues to say "on average Australian women consume 130mcg per day, but I strongly recommend pregant and breastfeeding women take 250mcg per day." This is the does that is now present in Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Gold.

Professor Eastman, who has spent the past 20 years fighting iodine deficiency disorder in the remotest parts of Tibet, reinforces the crucial importance of iodine by "Low iodine levels in the foetus can mean the brain does not get wired properly and can lead to subtle defects in hearing and vision," said Professor Eastman.

Blackmores Naturopath and Director of Education Pam Stone says, "while you are pregnant and breastfeeding your baby relies on your intake of essential nutrients for normal development. Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Gold contains close to the recommended daily intake (RDI) of essential vitamins and nutrients necessary for a baby's nutritional wellbeing."

Blackmores Pregnancy & Breast-Feeding Gold, containing 10 vitamins, 6 minerals and essential fatty acids, is a comprehensive pregnancy multi for pregnancy and breastfeeding.

RRP $25.95 - 60 capsules
RRP $48.50 - 140 capsules

For more information visit: www.blackmores.com.au