These days can be the best of times. Enjoy your pregnancy. Cherish it.

Now that you're over 30, you may have concerns about the special needs of older moms to-be. The concerns associated with age are very manageable. The key is to gain the proper insight and understanding from your doctor and staff. They will be taking extra steps to ensure your best possible pregnancy.

Your health and your baby's health may need to be managed differently than a typical 20-something mom's pregnancy. Our goal in this guidebook is to outline a few of the precautions and considerations. Always follow the specific direction and care recommendations of your doctor or nurse. This guidebook is not a replacement for proper medical counsel.

A few things you should know...

Certain factors do become a concern with older pregnancies
Older "moms-to-be" often have special needs. As pregnancies occur later in life, certain age-related complications and risks increase. More »

Why certain vitamins are needed during pregnancy
The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all women of childbearing age get 400 mcg (micrograms) of folate/folic acid each day. In fact, since 1998, the FDA requires that all flour products, such as breads, buns and bagels, be fortified with extra folate. More »

Why some women remain folate deficient
As we age, our rate of absorption and the degree to which we can metabolize our food nutrients changes. Typically, we become less efficient over time. Most of these variations take decades to amount to a health issue of any significant magnitude. More »


Néevo® caplets are a prescription medical food for the dietary management of those women under a physician's treatment for vitamin deficiency throughout pregnancy, postnatal and the lactating periods. Néevo® is specifically indicated for: patients with high risk pregnancies, older OB patients, and patients unable to fully metabolize folic acid.