Getting the right amount of nutrients (vitamins, minerals, protein, etc.) is important for your health and especially important for the growth and development of your baby. By eating healthy you should be getting a supply of all the necessary nutrients your body and the baby needs. However, food may not be able to provide you or your body may not absorb adequately the recommended daily amount of essential nutrients. Such nutrients as folate (folic acid, a B vitamin), calcium and iron for some women need to be supplemented during pregnancy to ensure receiving the appropriate amounts. Taking multivitamin supplements is a safe and reliable way to ensure you get all and the right amount of nutrients you and your baby needs by adding to the nutrients you are already receiving from food.