Indication for the use of Centrum Materna is to provide all the necessary trace elements and vitamins of the body of the expectant mother. The supplement is used to prevent iron deficiency anemia and vitamin and calcium deficiency during the last trimester of pregnancy and during lactation.
Contraindication to taking "Centrum Materna" is hypersensitivity to certain components of the drug. The pharmacological action is based on filling the deficiency of minerals and vitamins, normalizing metabolic processes. The active ingredients of Centrum Materna are mineral salts and multivitamins.
Bioadditive reduces the manifestations of nausea and vomiting with toxicosis, helps to reduce the percentage of congenital malformations in newborns, is involved in the process of bone formation of the skeleton and tissue regeneration. Centrum Materna enriches breast milk with minerals and vitamins, reduces the demineralization of a woman’s body in the last trimester of pregnancy, and increases iron adsorption. Centrum Materna DHA should be used with caution in patients with pernicious anemia.
Vitamins of group B, which are part of the dietary supplement, are necessary for the growth and development of the fetus and the normalization of metabolic processes in the mother's body. Folic acid promotes cell growth and development. Iodine is necessary for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland, zinc and magnesium are useful for muscles, bones and nerve fibers. Iron carries oxygen to the tissues, vitamin E and calcium are needed for the development of the bones and teeth of the baby and the production of breast milk in the mother.
"Centrum Materna", the instructions for which include a complete description of all components, also has excipients. These include fine crystalline cellulose E 460, sucrose, starch, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin and gelatin.
The daily dose is recommended not to exceed. Women should remember that taking dietary supplements and multivitamin complexes is not a substitute for a varied and complete diet. However, taking the drug is a good help to provide the female body with all the necessary trace elements and multivitamins. For example, if a pregnant woman’s daily diet contains few fish dishes, then Centrum Materna DHA contains Omega 3 fatty acids capsules. Each capsule contains 200 mg of quality DHA.
Despite a balanced diet, a number of minerals and vitamins cannot accumulate and form in the human body, these substances must be obtained through nutrition, which is not always possible. Pregnant women do not always have a healthy diet, and lactating mothers often simply do not have enough time to cook. Taking multivitamins helps to solve this problem. Bioadditive "Centrum Materna" is specially designed for this important stage in the life of every woman. With the help of multivitamin complexes, a woman can feel protected and confident in her health, which favorably affects the general mood of her and her child.
The drug allows not only to provide the body of the mother and child with the necessary trace elements, minerals and multivitamins in sufficient quantities, but also to prepare the female body for the planned pregnancy in advance. Together with vitamin complexes, it is not recommended to take in large quantities products such as carrot juice and liver, since vitamin A hypervitaminosis can occur. It is dangerous, especially for the fetus, since persistent malformations can form. Vitamins should be taken carefully, following all the instructions, as well as the recommendations of the obstetrician.