amount of calcium daily

Calcium During Pregnancy

Calcium During Pregnancy
Calcium is used by all body cells. Help keep your bones and teeth healthy and strong. When a woman does not get enough calcium through diet, the body takes calcium from bones. Over time, this loss may significantly weaken bones and lead to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and prone to fracture.

The recommended amount of calcium for women between the ages of 19 and 50 years, whether or not pregnant, is 1.000 milligrams (mg) per day. For adolescent girls until the age of 18 years is 1,300 mg daily. The amount of calcium you need daily remains the same before, during and after pregnancy.

During the last two trimesters of pregnancy and lactation period, your body absorbs more calcium from food than when not pregnant. Your baby needs calcium for the formation of more sound and healthy development of teeth and bones. If you do not get enough calcium through your diet during pregnancy, calcium your baby needs to be gained from his bones.

Unfortunately, many women do not get enough calcium. On average, women earn only 700 mg daily of calcium. Many women do not realize, for example, most multivitamins and prenatal vitamins contain less than one third of the recommended amount of calcium daily.