1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
Contains a high-risk ingredient
BabyCare Prenatal Mega Antioxidant
BrandUSANA→Vitamin Tablet or Pill 34 ingredients 1 high-risk 5 caution DSLD #37098Net contents: 112 Tablet(s)
Target: Pregnant and Lactating
DSLD entry: 2014-10-10
2 Ingredients (34)
IngredientGroupSafety
Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—
pregelatinized StarchPregelatinized starch—
RutinRutin—
N-Acetyl L-CysteineN-Acetyl Cysteine—
HesperidinHesperidin—
Olivol(R) Olea Europaea (Olive Fruit) extractOlive —
Coenzyme Q-10Coenzyme Q-10—
Punica granatum (Pomegranate) extractPomegranate—
LycopeneLycopene—
DextroseGlucose—
Soy Lecithinlecithin—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⛔ High-risk ingredient — documented serious harm
Inositol — GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
Cinnamon 🇪🇺 — Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
Vitamin C — Generally Safe
⚠ GI distress at high doses
⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day
Vitamin D — Use with Caution
⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day
⚠ Vascular calcification risk
Vitamin E — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Increased bleeding risk
⚠ All-cause mortality at >400 IU/day
Thiamin — Use with Caution
⚠ Very low toxicity
Riboflavin — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Niacin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Flushing at >50 mg
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Biotin — Generally Safe
⚠ Interferes with troponin and thyroid lab assays
Pantothenic Acid — Limited Evidence
⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses
Inositol — High risk
⚠ GI disturbance at high doses (>12 g)
⚠ May lower blood glucose
Sodium — Limited Evidence
⚠ Hypertension
⚠ Fluid retention
Choline — Generally Safe
⚠ Fishy odor at high doses
Lutein — Generally Safe
⚠ Harmless skin yellowing at very high doses
Vitamin K — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Critical interaction with warfarin
Cinnamon — Use with Caution
⚠ Cassia: high coumarin (hepatotoxic)
⚠ May lower glucose
bilberry — Generally Safe
⚠ May increase bleeding risk at high doses
⚠ May lower blood glucose
4 Label claims
• All Other
5 Data source
DSLD ID37098
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2014-10-10
6 More from USANA
View USANA Safety Scorecard → 7 products
Active CalciumBabyCare Prenatal Chelated MineralEstroProMega AntioxidantPoly CProflavanol C 2007 Cite this page
Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. BabyCare Prenatal Mega Antioxidant — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 27]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/dsld-37098/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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