Pregnancy calcium salts

Oral As a dietary supplement when calcium intake may be inadequate. Conditions that may be associated with calcium deficiency include the following Vitamin D deficiency, sprue, pregnancy and lactation, achlorhydria, chronic diarrhea, hypoparathyroidism, steatorrhea, menopause, renal failure, pancreatitis, hyperphosphatemia, and alkalosis. Some diuretics and anticonvulsants may precipitate hypocalcemia, which may validate calcium replacement therapy. Calcium salt therapy should not preclude the use of other corrective measures intended to treat the underlying cause of calcium depletion. 

Ferrous sulfate (20% elemental iron) and ferrous gluconate (11.6% elemental iron) are used in iron deficiency anemia. Extensive numbers of oral preparations are available for the treatment of iron deficiency. In general, the ferrous salts (ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, and ferrous fumerate) are better absorbed than the ferric salts (ferric sulfate). Eerrous calcium citrate is mostly used in patients during pregnancy to provide iron as well as calcium. The parenteral... 

The most obvious requirement for calcium in the body is in the mineral of bones and teeth — a complex mixture of calcium carbonates and phosphates (hydroxyapatite) together with magnesium salts and fluorides. An adult has about 1.2 kg of calcium in the body, 99% of which is in the skeleton and teeth. This means that calcium requirements are especially high in times of rapid growth — during infancy and adolescence, and in pregnancy and lactation. 

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