Key Takeaways

Prenatal vitamins contain important micronutrients in the amounts needed during pregnancy, which may be more than for a non-pregnant person.

If you are not pregnant, the popular idea that prenatal vitamins improve the health of hair, skin, and nails has not been confirmed.

It's best to get nutrition from foods rather than supplements, as excessive supplementation of some micronutrients can harm your health.

Prenatal vitamins provide beneficial nutrients to people, whether pregnant or not. While some people take them for healthy hair, skin, and nails, they deliver more micronutrients than needed outside of pregnancy, which might cause side effects.

What Do Prenatal Vitamins Do?

When pregnant, the body needs greater amounts of certain micronutrients to support the health

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