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Quantitating Iron Transport Across the Mouse Placenta In Vivo Using Nonradioactive Iron Isotopes
Published on: May 10, 2022
[Pregnancy and iron prophylaxis--how and how much?]
1Rigshospitalet, Juliane Marie Centeret, og Gentofte Hospital, Gynaekologisk-obstetrisk Klinik, Denmark. nils.mil@dadlnet.dk
Abstract:
Iron is essential for normal foetal development. Iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm delivery and low birth weight in the newborn. Iron supplementation during gestation increases plasma ferritin and haemoglobin and reduces the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia. As from June 2008, The Danish National Board of Health had been advocating general iron prophylaxis in pregnancy with 40 mg ferrous iron from the 10th gestation week to delivery. However, the authors suggest that individual prophylaxis according to plasma ferritin should be preferred to general prophylaxis.
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