Micronutrient | Recommended amount |
Vitamin A | Up to 10,000 international units/day or 25,000 international units/week for minimum of 12 weeks until delivery |
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) | 1.4 mg daily |
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | 1.4 mg daily |
Vitamin B3 (niacin) | 18 mg daily |
Vitamin B6 | 1.9 mg daily |
Vitamin B12 | 2.6 micrograms daily |
Vitamin C | 55 mg daily |
Calcium | 1.5 to 2 g daily of elemental calcium where intake is low |
Copper | 1.15 mg daily |
Vitamin D | 5 micrograms daily |
Folic acid | 400 to 600 micrograms daily or 2.8 mg weekly |
Iodine | 250 micrograms daily |
Iron (elemental) | 30 to 60 mg daily or 120 mg weekly |
Selenium | 30 micrograms daily |
Zinc | 10 mg daily |
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