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ACOG recommends 200–300 mg of DHA per day, but the NIH now endorses at least 250 mg combined DHA+EPA — and most American pregnant women get only 60 mg a day from food. Here is how to close the gap with algae oil or fish oil, and why starting early matters.
The pregnancy adequate intake for choline is 450 mg a day. Most prenatal vitamins deliver 25 mg or less — a gap wide enough to matter for your baby's brain and neural tube.