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There is some debate over whether taking a general vitamin supplement in pregnancy is necessary or even helpful. (This does not include folic acid – see below – or iron supplements if you are anaemic.) I take a pregnancy vitamin pill each day when pregnant, but my attitude is that of the agnostic praying in times of duress: you don’t want to rule anything out. ‘You can look upon a general vitamin supplement as an insurance policy,’ says Dr Toni Steer, a nutritionist at MRC Human Nutrition Research in Cambridge, ‘but make sure that your vitamin and mineral supplement doesn’t exceed daily recommendations – don’t take megadoses of one particular vitamin.’ Many nutritionists argue that it’s the combination of nutrients in real food that produces benefits. And certainly, taking a daily dose of pregnancy vitamins, then eating crap all day is not the best option if you want a healthy baby.