| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Pregnancy is one of the more important
periods in life when increased micronutrients, and
macronutrients are most needed by the body; both for
the health and well-being of the mother and for the
growing foetus and newborn child. During the pandemic
of Covid 19, necessity of micronutrients is urgently
required to maintain health and immunity system.
Objectives: This article aims to describe the necessity of
some micronutrients: Vitamin A, vitamin B (B1, B6, B9,
B12), vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K
especially for pregnant women during pandemic:
Vitamin A, vitamin B (B1, B6, B9, B12), vitamin C,
vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
Method: A review of the literature was undertaken using
the online databases: BMC, Elsevier, Pubmed, NCBI,
Science Direct and Google scholar. Search terms were:
vitamin necessity OR vitamin needs OR vitamin
required AND pregnant women OR pregnancy OR
maternal women AND pandemic OR the pandemic
Covid 19 OR during the pandemic
Result: from literatures selected, it was found that
generally vitamin necessity of pregnant women was
higher than adult women. During the pandemic of covid
19, the necessity of vitamins is getting higher.
Conclusion: Since pregnant women are vurnerable
population during the pandemic covid, it is highly
recommended to maintain their health and nutrition by
increasing food intake as sources of vitamins. | en_US |
