Prenatal Vitamins

Mother & Child™ Review

Is Mother & Child a high quality prenatal vitamin?

Mother & Child contains more vitamins and nutrients than most over the counter prenatal vitamins. We are very happy with their Whole Food Blend, Herbal Blend, and Enzyme Blend. Do they use any high-end ingredients? No, but I would consider these blends to be "Good". Not quite high-end though.

Is Mother & Child Safe?

Mother & Child has so much going for itself, it contains so many blends of whole foods, enzymes and herbs. Studies reveal that pregnant woman who takes more than 10,000 IU of iron per day doubles her risk of giving birth to a child with birth defects. Mother & Child is right on the border of containing too much vitamin A, but it is still considered a safe amount, just make sure you aren't taking any other supplements containing vitamin A.

Mother & Child Ingredients

Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Iron, Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Potassium

Mixed Tocopherol Complex: Colostrum, L-Taurine, Hesperidin, L-Leucine, Phoshatidylcholine, Inositol, Rutin, Silica, Tocotreinols, BioPerine, Manganese, Boron, Chromium, Selenium, Molybdenum, Vanadium

Proprietary Whole Food Blend: Organic Spirulina, Organic blend of 16 vegetables, organic barley and oat grass juice, high ORAC fruit extracts (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, grape, pomegranate and camu camu extracts) North Atlantic Kelp

Proprietary Full Spectrum Herbal Blend: Ginger Root, burdock root, stinging nettle leaves, dandelion leaves

Proprietary Enzyme Blend: Broad spectrum digestive enzyme complex Other Ingredients: Silicone Dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid, cellulose, Maltodextrin

Mother & Child Pros

• Helps treat nausea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal symptoms
• Supports breast milk production
• Increases energy levels and immune system
• Rich in Folic acid and calcium

Mother & Child Cons

• Potentially toxic levels of  Vitamin A
• Vitamin A blocks absorption of other nutrients
• Anything over 10,000IU of vitamin A may cause birth defects
• Low in Iron

The Bottom Line…

We were initially really excited about Mother & Baby™ until we read the Vitamin A content.  Mother & Baby is still considered a safe prenatal vitamin but the maximum about of Vitamin A you can safely consume in one day is 10,000 IU. I suggest finding a prenatal vitamin that is 5,00 IU or lower to be on the safe side. Other than the Vitamin A content Mother & Baby is a decent prenatal vitamin.