Early Life Nutrition

Helping mothers and their children get the best nutrition for a happy, healthy future

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Shaping healthier futures

Mounting research over the past few decades continues to highlight the role nutrition plays during early life and its effect on life-long health. The first 1,000 days between the onset of a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday offer a unique window of opportunity for nutrition to shape healthier futures. Nutrition beyond the first 1,000 days is critical to fuel the rapid development that occurs during childhood. Women hoping to become pregnant, pregnant women, infants and children must receive the necessary nutrients at appropriate levels to help set them on a path to a long, healthy life.

Global Capabilities

Innovation, Insights & Concept Development

DSM is the global innovation leader for science-backed nutritional products and services. Our strategy, decisions and actions are all driven from a deep understanding of the science as well as the needs of our customers and consumers.

Nutrition Science and Advocacy

The science behind the health and theraputic benefits of our ingredients is core to our business. DSM’s Nutrition Science and Advocacy team combines science, partnerships and advocacy to address the nutritional requirements of today’s growing population.

Technical and Applications Support

Every application is different, and because we know the challenges associated with fortification, stabilization, coloration and taste, we can tailor our approach to match your requirements.

Preconception

A mother and father’s nutritional status before and during conception plays a key role in influencing fertility and determining mom’s health and well-being, as well as that of her child. Explore the various products and services DSM provides to ensure parents-to-be have an optimal nutritional status at conception.

Health Benefit Solutions for Preconception

Our Health Benefit Solutions give you an edge in the marketplace by addressing major consumer health and lifestyle needs. Working together, we leverage reputable science to deliver nutritional solutions consumers want and drive innovation to grow your brands.

Essentials for early life

Our Essentials for Early Life solutions aim to ensure proper nutrition of parents-to-be, pregnant and nursing women, and young children, from preconception through the first 1,000 days of life.

Essentials for women

Our Essentials for Women solutions address women’s specific health needs throughout their child-bearing years and beyond.

Essentials for men

Our Essentials for Men solutions address men’s nutritional needs related to general wellness and fertility

Products for Preconception (women and men)

Explore our vitamin, lipid, carotenoid and nutraceutical solutions for preconception.

DHA Omega-3

May support healthy pregnancy from the moment of conception and flexibility to sperm cell membranes.

Vitamin A

Plays a role in the process of cell division (fertility) and may play a key role in the regeneration of sperm.

Vitamin B9

Contributes to maternal tissue growth during pregnancy and reduces the risk of neural tube defects.

Vitamin D

May support pregnancy by helping to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia. May also support male reproductive function.

Pregnancy

An infant’s optimal growth and development depends directly on its mother’s diet. Providing a nourishing diet for pregnant women results in significantly better infant health outcomes. Explore the various products and services DSM provides to support moms-to-be during this life-changing time.

Health Benefit Solutions for Pregnancy

Our Health Benefit Solutions give you an edge in the marketplace by addressing major consumer health and lifestyle needs. Working together, we leverage them to help innovate and spark ideas to develop products for early life nutrition applications that resonate with today’s consumer.