Review Article
Oral Iron Prophylaxis in Pregnancy: Not Too Little and Not Too Much!
Table 2
Prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy in Danish women according to ferrous fumarate iron supplements taken between meals from 18 weeks gestation to delivery [4].
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*Serum ferritin <13 μg/L. **Pregnancy: ferritin <13 μg/L and hemoglobin <106 g/L (week 18) <105 g/L (week 32) <115 g/L (week 39). ***NS: nonsignificant. |