Asia Pacific market was valued at USD 84.41 million in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 133.91 million by 2028 to grow at 9.67% CAGR
Prenatal vitamin supplements contain the minerals and vitamins essential for women during pregnancy and postnatal lactation. They are designed to help fill nutritional gaps in a normal diet and should not be used as a food supplement. These supplements have helped in the reduction of birth defect risk, preterm birth, and low birth weight while at the same time helping women to maintain their own health during pregnancy. Prenatal vitamins are similar to other multivitamins but contain different amounts of specific nutrients to better suit the needs of an expecting mother.
The growing health awareness among pregnant women regarding proper diet is a key driving factor for the prenatal vitamin supplements market. A healthy diet is important, right from the time of conception. The right number of nutritional components is crucial to ensure the delivery of a healthy baby. A study by the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who reported not taking a daily prenatal vitamin immediately before and during the first month of pregnancy were likely to have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, twice the rate of women who consumed the supplements and the associated risks grew seven times in case of high-risk genetic make-up. the sale of prenatal vitamin supplements has increased, considerably due to the increase in income levels and promotional initiatives by the market vendors.
Based on Type:
Folic Acid
Iron
Calcium
Essential Fatty Acids
Others
Folic acid supplements held the largest share of this market segment. Folic acid is often advised in the early stages of pregnancy and even prior to conception, as it plays an important role in fetal development during the first weeks of early pregnancy. Essential fatty acids are expected to witness the highest growth rate due to the rising trend of supplement use in working women and product innovation by key market players.
Retail Sales
Direct Selling
Online Sales
Prenatal vitamin supplements are gaining popularity in the market due to aggressive promotion and enhanced sales channels increasing accessibility to the consumers. Online stores accounted for the largest share in the prenatal vitamin supplement market owing to the availability of a wide variety of products as compared to supermarkets and drug stores.
The availability of a variety of price points, private labels, product launches, broad product ranges, and discounts offered have increased the popularity of online stores. Nutritional product manufacturers are targeting supermarkets and hypermarkets to reach the masses, helping sales in this segment grow at a steady rate during the forecast period.
India
China
Singapore
Japan
South Korea
Australia
Asia-Pacific is anticipated to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period owing to the growing number of consumers of these supplements, thanks to factors such as increasing awareness among the upper-middle-income segment, a large pool of the target population in the region, existing populous countries, and continuous economic development.
Church & Dwight Co Inc
Country Life
Garden of Life
Rainbow Light
Biotics Research Corporation
MegaFood
Metagenics
Nutramark
New Chapter
Pharmavite
Twinlab
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