Main focus in week 12
- Folate. Food examples from ACOG: fortified cereal, enriched bread and pasta, peanuts, dark green leafy vegetables, orange juice, beans. Read more: Folic acid and folate in pregnancy
- Iron. Food examples from our Read on iron: beans, lentils, iron-fortified cereals, meat, poultry, seafood, tofu, spinach, and pumpkin seeds. Read more: Iron during pregnancy
- Vitamin B6. Read more: Pregnancy nutrients by week and trimester
Also in view
- Protein. Read more: Week 21 Food Focus: Protein
- Calcium. Food examples from ACOG: milk, cheese and yogurt; for people who have trouble digesting milk, broccoli and fortified cereals and breads. Read more: Calcium during pregnancy
Why these nutrients
Iron and folate needs are higher during pregnancy; this is an editorial food prompt, not a clinical target change. Niva uses the same focus for weeks 8 to 13.
Educational wellness support, not medical advice. Your care team can tell you what fits your diet, your history and any supplements you take.
