Vitamins and Miscarriage
These vitamins have been associated with miscarriage:
Biotin: Biotin deficiency is associated with insulin resistance, which is common in recurrent miscarriage. More...
Calcium: High blood levels are associated with increased risk of miscarriage. More...
Choline: Low choline levels reduce embryonic growth and cardiac development. Choline has also been shown to prevent birth defects. More...
Chromium: May improve insulin sensitivity in women with PCOS, although chromium picolinate has been shown to cause birth defects at high levels. More...
Folic acid: Low folate is associated with a 47% increased risk of miscarriage; having both low folate and low vitamin B6 increase miscarriage risk by 310%. Folic acid may also reduce the risk for Down Syndrome. More...
Magnesium: Low magnesium is associated with increased risk of miscarriage; one study showed 100% of infertile women who normalized their magnesium and selenium levels went on to produce children. Low magnesium may also be associated with birth defects. More...
Multivitamins: lowered the risk of miscarriage by 57% in one study. More...
Phosphorus: low in women who miscarry. More...
Selenium: lower in women with repeat miscarriage. Also, 100% of previously infertile women went on to conceive within eight months of normalizing their selenium and magnesium levels. More...
Beta carotene: lower in women with recurrent miscarriage. More...
Vitamin B12: lower in women with recurrent miscarriage. More...
Vitamin B6: lower in women who miscarry. Also, vitamin B6 may counteract the negative impact of stress hormones on fetal growth. More...
Vitamin C: low in women who habitually miscarry. Also, vitamin C has been shown to increase progesterone levels. More...
Vitamin D: critical for fetal development; also lowers miscarriage risk by reducing inflammation. 93% of infertile women were found deficient in vitamin D. More...
Vitamin E: lower in women with recurrent miscarriage. However, high levels are also linked to miscarriage and premature rupture of the membranes. More...
Vitamin K: low levels of vitamin K lead to miscarriage and birth defects. More...