What is CitraNatal® Assure?
- CitraNatal® Assure is a new prescription prenatal vitamin in the CitraNatal® family of prescription prenatal vitamins.
- CitraNatal® prescription prenatal vitamins are specially designed to provide comprehensive nutritional support to both the mother and baby while being gentle on a woman's delicate system.
- CitraNatal® Assure builds on the benefits of the CitraNatal® line and offers increased nutrients for women and their babies.
CitraNatal® Assure benefits the baby:
CitraNatal® Assure contains 300 mg of Martek's life'sDHA,™ a patented, plant-based form of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, which is consistent with current published guidelines for pregnant and lactating women.1
CitraNatal® Assure also offers increased levels of iron and vitamin B6.
- Vitamin B6 may help some women reduce severe nausea or vomiting during pregnancy.2 It also helps the body maintain blood glucose levels, metabolize proteins, formulate neurotransmitters for normal nerve cell communication and makes hemoglobin to carry oxygen to tissues.3
Women may experience improved comfort with CitraNatal® Assure.
- CitraNatal® Assure contains calcium citrate, a source known for proven absorption and no gas production to help ease GI discomfort during pregnancy, a gentle dual-iron formulation of carbonyl iron and ferrous gluconate for gentle absorption, tolerability and safety, and a stool softener to help ease constipation often associated with pregnancy.
CitraNatal® Assure benefits the baby:
DHA has been shown to be instrumental in the baby's pre- and postnatal brain, eye, and nervous system development.
DHA has also been shown to:
- Increase gestation period4,5
- Increase birth weight and size4
- Lead to higher visual acuity at age 60 days6
- Increase cognitive and psychomotor developments6
Vitamin B6 contributes to a baby's developing brain and nervous system.7
Why DHA?
- DHA is the recommended essential fatty acid for prenatal care and is instrumental to the development of the fetus and baby.
- Maternal DHA supplementation during pregnancy and nursing significantly enhances the level of DHA available to the fetus and baby.
- DHA cannot be manufactured by the body naturally; it must be gathered from diet or supplements.
Why prenatal vitamins?
- Prenatal vitamins provide women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant with the essential vitamins and minerals they may be lacking from a healthy diet alone.
- The CitraNatal® family of products offers four unique formulations of essential vitamins and minerals designed to ensure comfort and optimize nutrition for women and their babies.
CitraNatal® Assure is marketed by Mission Pharmacal Company based in San Antonio, Texas.
- Simopoulos AP, Leaf A, Salem N Jr. Workshop on the Essentiality of and Recommended Dietary Intakes for Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids. J Am Coll Nutr. 1999 Oct;18(5):487-9.
- Sahakian V, Rouse D, Sipes S, Rose N, Niebyl J. Vitamin B6 is effective therapy for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Jul;78(1):33-6.
- Dietary supplement fact sheet: vitamin B6 [Internet]. National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements; 2007 Aug 24 [cited 2008 Nov 24]. Available from: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb6.asp
- Smuts CM, Huang M, Mundy D, Plasse T, Major S, Carlson SE. A randomized trial of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during the third trimester of pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Mar;101(3):469-79.]
- Jacobson JL, Jacobson SW, Muckle G, Kaplan-Estrin M, Ayotte P, Dewailly E. Beneficial effects of a polyunsaturated fatty acid on infant development: evidence from the inuit of arctic Quebec. J Pediatr. 2008 Mar;152(3):356-64. Epub 2007 Oct 22.
- Innis SM, Friesen RW. Essential n-3 fatty acids in pregnant women and early visual acuity maturation in term infants. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):548-57.
- Mahomed K, Gulmezoglu AM. Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) supplementation in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD000179.
More than 500,000 babies are born too soon each year. Some are so small they struggle to survive. This year, Mission Pharmacal is joining forces with the March of Dimes* as a National Corporate Sponsor to help raise awareness about the growing crisis of premature birth. To learn more and help us fight prematurity, click on the links below. For more than 60 years, Mission Pharmacal has been committed to providing products for healthy women and healthy babies.
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