Pregnant women

• All pregnant women receive Healthy Start vitamins throughout their pregnancy
• The Midwife will give you these at your first appointment

Breastfeeding women

• All breastfeeding women will receive vitamin D tablets for the duration of breastfeeding
• You will receive your first bottle from the midwifery service upon discharge from hospital or a home birth
• Your Health Visitor or Family Nurse will give you further bottles after that
• Each bottle contains a 4 month supply

Children's Vitamin D drops

• All children from birth to age 1 are now entitled to free vitamin D Drops
• Infants who are having more than 500ml of formula each day are not required to have the drops (if you are unsure your health professional will be able to advise)
• Parents will receive the first bottle from the midwifery service upon discharge from hospital or a home birth
• There after the Health Visitor or Family Nurse will give you a further 2 bottles
• Each bottle contains a four month supply of drops

COVID 19- Delivery of the vitamins may be affected by local restrictions. Please speak to your health professional for more advice.

References and useful websites

• For more information about Healthy Start vitamins speak to your Midwife, Health Visitor or Family Nurse.
• For more information about Vitamin D visit: www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/food-and-nutrition/eating-well/vitamins-and-minerals#vitamins
• For more information about your pregnancy visit: www.birthingrampian.scot.nhs.uk
• For more information from pregnancy through to teens visit: www.parentclub.scot
• For information about healthy cooking on a budget visit: confidence2cook.co.uk
• For more information and help around food poverty in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire visit: www.cfine.org
• For more information and help around food poverty in Moray visit: morayfoodplus.org.uk
• For health information visit: www.nhsinform.scot

For more information contact Emma Williams, Advanced Public Health Practitioner, emma.williams2@nhs.scot

Published: 20/02/2024 15:54