It's the winner of pregnancy product of the year for Boots, so it has to be something that's great for pregnant women, right? Pregnacare Max, according to the Boots website, is "the ultimate formula" for mums-to-be. It includes not only folic acid and vitamin D at amounts recommended by the Department of Health, but also zinc, magnesium, niacin, vitamins B6, B12 and C, iron and a host of other vitamins and minerals. All for ?19.99 for a 42-day supply. So is that the price a mother has to pay for the health of her and her newborn?

Well, according to a review of vitamin supplements in pregnancy in the latest Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, the true price may be less. The article said: "For most women who are planning to become pregnant or who are pregnant, complex multivitamin and mineral preparations promoted for use during pregnancy are unlikely to be needed and are an unnecessary expense."

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