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Hi-cal is a palletable and rapidilt absorbable calcium supplement for pregnant and lactating, with excellent safety profile
During pregnancy and breast feeding, adequate calcium intake may be even more cruicial than during any other period.(6)
   
Supplemental calcium is needed in about two thirds of pregnant women.(7)
   
HERE ARE THE CAUSES:
Pregnancy is a state of increased calcium demand.

Low Calcium Intake During Pregnancy...
Endangers the Mother:

Increased incidence of gestational hypertension. (2,3)

Increased incidence of preeclampsia.(2,3)
Increased incidence of premature labour.(3)
Increased incidence of muscular cramps.(1)
May lead to osteoporosis and its complication.
   
And Endangers the Baby:
Dietary calcium deficiency during gestation may lead to severa adverse effects in the newborn.(4)
Preeclampsia is a major cause of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality.(5)
   
 
Hi-cal daily corrects the negative calcium balance and alleviates the risks.
   
HERE IS THE EVIDENCE:
Calcium During Pregnancy:
Pregnant women who receive calcium suplementation after the 20th week of pregnancy have a reduced risk of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. (p=0.01).(2)

It is clear that calcium supplementation during pregnancy lowers blood pressure and favorably influences the incidence and gestational age of development of preeclampsia and prematurity, thus improving perinatal outcome.(3,7)

Hi-cal daily corrects the negative calcium balance and alleviates the risks.
Hi-cal is a palletable and rapidilt absorbable calcium supplement for pregnant and lactating, with excellent safety profile
   
 
Hi-Cal has wide safety even during pregnancy:
Two large randmoized double blind placebo studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of calcium sipplement in preventing Pregnancy Induced Hypertension starting the 20th week of pregnancy concluded that:
There was no adverse effect with 2gm calcium supplement.(8)
Calcium had a significant lowering effect on diastolic blood pressure over the course of the study in the hypertensive group only (P<0.05).(9)

References:
1. Clinical Perinatol 1983 Oct; 10(3): 575-592; Endocrine Regulation of Calcium Homeostatis During Pregnancy. Petkin RM.
2. N Eng J Med 1991 Nov 14; 325(20): 1399-1405; Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Belizan JM, Villar J, Gonzalez L, Campodonico L, Bergel E.
3. Am J Clin Nutr 1991 Jul; 45 (1 Suppl): 237S-241S; Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension and Low Birth Weight: The Role of Calcium. Repke JT, Villar J.
4. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985 Jan 1; 151(1): 99-109; Calcium Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period: A Review. Pitkin RM.
5. Nutr Rev 1992 Aug; 50(8): 233-236; Calcium Supplementation Prevents Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.
6. Am J Clin Nutr 1996; vol. 63, pp. 72-9; Bone Mineral Density in Mother-Daughter Pairs: Relation to Lifetime Exercise, Lifetime Milk Consumption, and Calcium Supplements. Cornelia M. Ulrich et al.
7. Clin Obstet Gynecol 1991 Jun; 34(2): 262-267; Calcium, Magnesium and Zinc Supplementation and Perinatal Outcome. Repke JT.
8. Chin Med J (Engl) 1995 Jan; 108(1): 57-59; Calcium Supplementation During Pregnancy for Reducing Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. Cong K, Chi S, Liu G.
9. Am J Clin Nutr 1992 Apr; 55(4): 891-895; Calcium Supplementation on Normotensive and Hypertensive Pregnant Women. Knight KB, Keith RE.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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