Iron prophylaxis during pregnancy - How much iron is needed? A randomized dose-response study of 20-80 mg ferrous iron daily in pregnant women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 238-247

  Milman, Nils ^a,b,c,d   Bergholt, Thomas ^a   Eriksen, Lisbeth ^a   Byg, Keld Erik ^c   Graudal, Niels ^b   Pedersen, Palle ^c   Hertz, Jens ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anemia; Delivery; Ferritin; Food; Hemoglobin; Infant; Iron; Iron deficiency; Newborn; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Receptor; Supplement; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DENMARK; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FETAL BLOOD; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 14744289682     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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