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Is it right to give Nutritional food supplement (Zincovit) 5 drops two times for new born baby Pls advice And for mother which tab she has to take after normal delivery.
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Zincovit is just multivitamin so there is no harm in giving it to the baby for a period of three months the mother shud take iron and calcium supplement atleast for six months till after deliver.
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These days most multivitamin syrups contain the recommended doses of vitamins minerals and trace elements. You don't need to give additional zinc. Most of the times the mothers are prescribed multivitamins calcium and iron tablets. Check with your obstetrician.
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