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NHS Lanarkshire provides free vitamin D to all pregnant and postnatal women, breastfeeding mothers and all children aged 0-3 years.
Pregnant women should ask their community midwife for their free supplyof Healthy Start vitamins throughout their pregnancy and initially after birth, these contain vitamin D, folic acid and vitamin C.
Postnatal mothers up to one year and for the duration of breastfeeding can ask their Health Visitor or Family Nurse or collect their supply from their local Health Centre or library.
Children's vitamin Pro Health Vitamin D drops are available at over 60 venues throughout Lanarkshire including Health Centres, Community venues, libraries and voluntary organisations.
Some of these groups also hold vitamins for postnatal and breastfeeding mothers. Ask your Health Visitor or Family Nurse for more information. Contact Susan Short at Susan.Short@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk for more details.