Ferro-Care Pregnancy tablets are a ONCE A DAY multivitamin formulation to provide essential vitamins and minerals to help maintain general well-being throughout pregnancy. Ferro-Care Pregnancy contains iodine, an essential nutrient for brain and intellectual development. Maternal intake of iodine is crucial for normal growth and development during the fetal, neonatal and infancy stages. Ferro-Care Pregnancy also provides a 500 microgram daily dose of folate. If taken daily for one month prior to conception and during first trimester of pregnancy, folic acid may reduce the risk of birth defects associated with the brain and spinal cord (e.g. neural tube defects such as spina bifida).