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Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy.

Julia L FinkelsteinAnna CuthbertJo WeeksSudha VenkatramananDoreen Y LarvieLuz Maria De-RegilMaria Nieves Garcia-Casal
Published in: The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2024)
Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy may reduce maternal anaemia and iron deficiency at term. For other maternal and infant outcomes, there was little to no difference between groups or the evidence was uncertain. Future research is needed to examine the effects of iron supplementation on other maternal and infant health outcomes, including infant iron status, growth, and development.
Keyphrases
  • iron deficiency
  • birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • physical activity
  • gestational age
  • preterm infants
  • current status
  • pregnant women
  • weight gain