OBJECTIVES : This current scrutiny aims at examining the frequency of both natural and artificial supplementation of magnesium and vitamin B₁₂besides illuminating their effect on the health condition of pregnant mothers, the date of birth and corporal development of newborn infants.

METHODS : The quantitative, cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018 through an expedient, professional sample-taking. Those mothers formed the basis of the research who were raising children aged between 0 and 6 months (n=94). The individually-edited questionnaire was analyzed by Microsoft Excel beyond employing descriptive statistics along with c2 and Anova test (p<0.05).

RESULTS : Responding mothers 87.23% of participating individuals had regularly taken foetus protection vitamins prior to pregnancy on a daily basis and ¾ of them were familiar with their content. Half the sample took vitamin B₁₂ while ¾ of partakers used Mg daily throughout the three trimester. Food containing B₁₂was represented in 2/5 of mothers’ everyday nutrition whereas proportionately 1/3 was encountered regarding Mg. In case of 1/5 of gravid individuals the appearance of the symptoms of preeclampsia was experienced during pregnancy in addition depression was perceived concerning 1/5 of participants following delivery, yet neither of these formerly viewed factors indicated connection with the frequency of intake of either the natural or artificial Mg (c2 test p>0.05). The frequency concerning the supplementation of natural or artificial Mg and vitamin B₁₂ produced their effect neither on the means of delivery nor the date of birth and corporal parameters of the newborn infant (Anova test p>0.05).

CONCLUSIONS : Gravid women considered the supplementation of vitamins and minerals significant prior to, during and following pregnancy yet there is a demand on the increase of the informative tasks of the members of the prenatal team regarding both artificial and natural intake focusing on the latter area.