Prepregnancy Obesity Is Not Associated with Iron Utilization during the Third Trimester | Zendy

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Prepregnancy Obesity Is Not Associated with Iron Utilization during the Third Trimester

Author(s) -

Mary Dawn Koenig,

Elizabeth Klikuszowian,

Kimberly O’Brien,

Heather Pauls,

Alana Steffen,

Victoria deMartelly,

Rungnapa Ruchob,

Lauren Welke,

Nefertiti OjiNjideka Hemphill,

Bazil LaBomascus,

Lacey Pezley,

Andrew McLeod,

Bruni Hirsch,

Carol Estwing Ferrans,

Lisa TussingHumphreys

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa065

Subject(s) - obesity , third trimester , medicine , pregnancy , environmental health , endocrinology , obstetrics , biology , gestation , genetics

An adequate maternal iron supply is crucial for maternal red blood cell (RBC) expansion, placental and fetal growth, and fetal brain development. Obese women may be at risk for poor iron status in pregnancy due to proinflammatory-driven overexpression of hepcidin leading to decreased iron bioavailability.

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