Role of iron supplementation in promoting maternal and fetal outcome
Author(s) -
Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad,
Zahra Yekta,
R Pourali,
Mladkova,
Boromand
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s16892
Subject(s) - medicine , hemoglobin , pregnancy , ferritin , iron supplement , birth weight , iron supplementation , micronutrient , iron deficiency , anemia , low birth weight , gastroenterology , physiology , obstetrics , pathology , biology , genetics
The data comparing daily versus intermittent iron supplementation during pregnancy remain controversial. This study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of daily versus two different intermittent iron supplementation regimes on hematologic markers and birth outcomes in nonanemic pregnant women.
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