ANSES has issued an expert opinion highlighting the frequency of dietary deficiencies in iron, iodine, and vitamin B9 (folates) in pregnant women, even with an optimised diet. Women of childbearing age consume most micronutrients in amounts below official recommendations, which explains the frequency of deficiencies. For example, for iodine, where requirements are set at 200 µg during pregnancy, average intakes are only 129 µg in women aged 18 to 44. Within this group, vitamin B9 intakes are around 267 µg, well below the 600 µg recommended during pregnancy. Intakes below recommendations are also observed for zinc and most vitamins. Furthermore, processed foods, depleted soils, pollution, and other factors mean that our foods are becoming increasingly low in nutrients. During such a sensitive period, supplementation provides reassurance that your needs are covered. Our range of pregnancy food supplements is very comprehensive, available in several versions to suit everyone: Baby Bump, our ultra-complete prenatal supplement containing all essential nutrients and DHA from fish oil Bump Essentials: contains all the essential nutrients of Baby Bump but without the DHA (which can sometimes be harder to digest for some women) and is vegan Bump Powder: the equivalent of Bump Essentials but in powder form Oméga Mama, our pregnancy omega-3, a vegan source of DHA, to be combined with Bump Essentials or Bump Powder.
