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Prenatal Multivitamin Comparison

Here is a table comparing ingredients and pricing for popular prenatal multivitamins.

Comparison

This table highlights the contents of the manufacturer's recommended 1-day dose of the prenatal multivitamins from Rejuvenation Science®, Stuart, PrimaCare®, and Sciele Pharma, Inc.

Supplement Rejuvenation Science®

Prenatal Vitality™ System

Stuart Prenatal PrimaCare®

ONE

Prenate DHA™ Comments
# pills per day 5 1 1 1
Price per month $42.98 $10.04 $48.19 $56.70
Cost per day $1.43 $.33 $1.61 $1.89
Premium Ingredients
Omega-3 640 mg 0 330 mg 365 mg* *claims more omega-3 than any other Rx prenatal vitamin
DHA 275 mg 0 260 mg 300 mg for fetal brain & retinal development
EPA 40 mg 0 40 mg 0
Choline 450 mg 0 0 0 for fetal brain development
Camomile Flower 100 mg 0 0 0 for soothing morning sickness symptoms
Ginger root 100 mg 0 0 0 for nausea associated with morning sickness
Peppermint leaf 100 mg 0 0 0 for nausea associated with morning sickness
Bilberry extract 20 mg 0 0 0 for mom's healthy capillaries & veins assoc with edema
Calcium Docusate 0 0 0 <50 mg stool softener
Standard Ingredients
Vitamin A 3,500 IU 0 0 0
Beta Carotene 4,000 IU 4,000 IU 0 0
Vitamin C 200 mg 120 mg 25 mg 85 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU* 400 IU** 170 IU* 200 IU* *D3 is 10x more powerful than **D2
Vitamin E 200 IU* 30 IU** 30 IU** 10 IU* *natural,
**synthetic
Vitamin K 80 mcg 0 0 0 for bone health

Thiamin (vitamin B-1)

50 mg 1.8 mg 0 0

Riboflavin (vitamin B-2)

50 mg 1.7 mg 0 0
Niacin 50 mg 20 mg 0 0
Iron 31 mg 28 mg 27 mg 27 mg
Vitamin B-6 45 mg 2.6 mg 25 mg 25 mg
Folate 800 mcg 800 mcg 1 mg 1 mg
Vitamin B-12 50 mcg* 8 mcg** 0 12 mcg** *methylcobalamin

**cyanocobalamin

Biotin 300 mcg 0 0 0
Pantothenic Acid 50 mg 0 0 0
Calcium 615 mg 200 mg 150 mg 150 mg
Iodine 180 mcg 0 0 0
Magnesium 300 mg 0 0 50 mg need a balanced calcium:magnesium intake of 1:1 or 2:1 for bone growth & energy for heart & muscles
Zinc 15 mg 25 mg 0 0
Selenium 60 mcg 0 0 0
Copper 2 mg 0 0 0
Manganese 5 mg 0 0 0
Chromium 200 mcg 0 0 0
Molybdenum 50 mcg 0 0 0
Potassium 100 mg 0 0 0
Excepients - why would you prescribe these for a pregnant woman? none carnuba wax, sodium aluminum silicate, polyethylene glycol* D&C Red #33, FD&C Blue #1, hydrogenated vegetable oil, methylparaben, propylparaben, soybean oil** corn oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, propylene glycol, FD&C blue #1 *car wax, aluminum, & antifreeze

**artificial colors, wax, preservative, fungicide & omega-6 oils

Based on information posted on the manufacturers' websites on 10/20/08.

Quality Ingredients:

Prenatal Vitality System multivitamin uses quality ingredients in the standard multivitamin components, such as the methylcobalamin form of Vitamin B-12, the D-3 form of Vitamin D, and a mix of various forms of minerals utilizing the amino acid chelate or krebs cycle form of the mineral for greater absorption.

Prenatal Vitality includes a higher dose of calcium (as calcium carbonate, citrate &malate)and magnesium (as magnesium chelate &oxide) higher doses of vitamin B complex and a number of other ingredients not included in the competitive offerings.

What Not to Include

What it doesn't include may be just as important. Why would you prescribe car wax, aluminum, antifreeze, artificial colors, a fungicide, and pro-inflammatory omega-6 vegetable oils for a pregnant mother or her fetus?