From Sara Russell’s interview with Dr. Izabella Wentz
How to Choose the Perfect Prenatal
What does the body need during pregnancy?
A research-backed guide to help you match prenatal nutrients to individual needs, lab data, and symptoms.
Instant access. Takes less than 10 seconds.
Created by Sara Russell, PhD
Chief Clinical Officer at LabSmarts
Sara is a clinician specializing in functional blood work interpretation, bringing real-world experience to clinical cases and teaching practitioners how to identify patterns, root causes, and early dysfunction using real lab data.
Inside the Guide, You’ll Learn…
- Why beta-carotene alone may not meet vitamin A needs
- How to choose the right balance of methylated and non-methylated B vitamins
- When iron should be included and when it should be supplemented separately
- How lab markers like B12, folate, homocysteine, and iron panels guide decisions
- How to personalize prenatals based on symptoms, labs, and tolerance
Most Prenatal Recommendations Are Based on Incomplete Information
Even with the best intentions, decisions are often made without fully understanding:
- What the labs are actually showing
- Where dysfunction is occurring
- How pregnancy physiology changes interpretation
That’s why recommendations can feel uncertain.
This Guide Changes How You Approach Prenatal Decisions
Because every recommendation depends on understanding:
- Lab data
- Physiology
- Individual response
Not just ingredients.
How Do You Know What Nutrients are Really Needed?
How do you determine:
- Is beta-carotene getting converted into vitamin A?
- Are methylated or non-methylated B vitamins needed?
- Should iron be included or supplemented separately?
The answer is in the blood work.
That’s exactly why we built LabSmarts.
So you can:
- Interpret lab results in a way that reflects what’s actually happening in the body
- Identify nutrient needs based on real data, not general recommendations
- Recognize patterns that standard ranges and one-size-fits-all approaches miss
Because during pregnancy, what’s “normal” changes.