Iron-Deficiency Prevalence and Supplementation Practices Among Pregnant Women: A Secondary Data Analysis From a Clinical Trial in Vancouver, Canada.
Kelsey M CochraneJennifer A HutcheonCrystal D KarakochukPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
Pregnant individuals may require additional supplemental iron beyond 27 mg to meet requirements in later pregnancy, given the high rates of iron deficiency observed in this clinical trial, despite consumption meeting 100% of the RDA. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT04022135.