Vitamin K2 (menaquinones)Nutrition library
Vitamin K2 (menaquinones)
Directs absorbed calcium toward bone and away from soft tissue/arteries — the form most relevant to long-term vascular and bone health.
Trimester focus
| Stage | For the mother | For the baby |
|---|---|---|
| First trimester | Establishes healthy calcium-routing habits early. | Minimal direct transfer; maternal status matters more for vascular health. |
| Second trimester | Increasingly important as calcium absorption and bone turnover rise. | Supports the bone-protein activation that begins shaping the skeleton. |
| Third trimester | Helps ensure the large calcium transfer to the fetus goes to bone, not arteries. | Activates osteocalcin during peak skeletal mineralisation. |