Nutrition poses a very important question where pregnancy is considered. Keeping in mind that data from NCBI suggests that there are almost two billion people deficient in nutrients and vitamins. Expenditure during pregnancy, to avoid an adverse impact on the child’s health, doctors often advise for Prenatal supplements in addition to a nourishing diet when one is trying to conceive and through the course of pregnancy.  The most essential nutrients for the body during pregnancy are Protein, Iron, DHA, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium and Iodine. Despite eating a balanced diet and the above-mentioned nutrient rich food, you can still miss out on some essential vitamins, and that’s where supplements come in. In case of single nutrient supplementation there were positive changes noted in cases of “pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (calcium), maternal anemia (iron), preterm births (vitamin D), and maternal serum zinc concentration (zinc).”  

Multiple micronutrient supplementation is when there is a combination of two or more micronutrients together instead of just one being administered to the mother. (MMS) can have very beneficial results and reduce chances of all the above and also included “preterm birth, small-for-gestational age (SGA), diarrhea incidence and retinol concentration” which was not known earlier. So it is important to find the right combinations of supplements.