Study of anaemia in pregnancy and low birth weight in fluoride endemic area of Western Rajasthan: a cohort study.
Pankaj BhardwajNeha MantriNitin Kumar JoshiPraveen SutharPraveen SharmaPurvi PurohitPratibha SinghShashank ShekharShweta KhandelwalGiribabu DandabathulaPankaja Ravi RaghavNikky RamawatSanjeev JainManoj PatilAbhay GaidhaneMahalaqua Nazli KhatibDeepak SaxenaPublished in: F1000Research (2024)
Thus, in fluoride endemic areas, other factors should be included besides iron and folic acid supplementation for improving anaemia in pregnant women. This calls for assessing the effectiveness of de-fluoridation activities along with the area's most common indigenous food practices.