Ive read different advice on the Internet about taking vitamin C during pregnancy, what is the evidence?
A., Vitamin C is essential for the health of both mother and fetus. When vitamin C is in short supply, nature favors the baby. The Foundation strongly advocates that pregnant women ingest sufficent (at least 6000 mg) vitamin C during pregnancy. An early pioneer, Fred Klenner, MD, has stated that Vitamin C has definite “Primary and lasting benefits in pregnancy,” “Observations made on over 300 consecutive obstetrical cases using supplemental ascorbic acid, by mouth, convinced me that failure to use this agent in sufficient amounts in pregnancy borders on malpractice. The lowest amount of ascorbic acid used was 4 grams and the highest amount 15 grams each day. (Remember the rat-no stress manufactures equivalent “C” up to 4 grams, and with stress up to 15.2 grams). Requirements were, roughly, 4 grams first trimester, 6 grams second trimester and 10 grams third trimester. Approximately 20 percent required 15 grams, each day, during last trimester. Eighty percent of this series received a b
