During pregnancy, many physiologic changes occur in order to accommodate fetal growth.
These changes require an increase in many of the nutritional needs to prevent long-term
consequences for both mother and the offspring. One of the main vitamins that are needed
throughout the pregnancy is thiamine (vitamin B1) which is a water-soluble vitamin that
plays an important role in many metabolic and physiologic processes in the human body.
Thiamine deficiency during pregnancy can cause can have many cardiac, neurologic, and …