{"title":"Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy and Postpartum: It is Time for a Change","authors":"M. Auerbach, M.G. Munro","doi":"10.1097/01.aoa.0001005388.40807.13","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"(Obstet Gynecol. 2023;141(6):1046–1048)\n Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world and affects more than half of pregnancies. Ferrous sulfate is an effective treatment for subsidizing iron intake and is readily available in many formulations. This article is an editorial examining accumulated evidence about iron deficiency during pregnancy and the efficacy of treatments.","PeriodicalId":19432,"journal":{"name":"Obstetric Anesthesia Digest","volume":"8 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Obstetric Anesthesia Digest","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0001005388.40807.13","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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(Obstet Gynecol. 2023;141(6):1046–1048)
Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world and affects more than half of pregnancies. Ferrous sulfate is an effective treatment for subsidizing iron intake and is readily available in many formulations. This article is an editorial examining accumulated evidence about iron deficiency during pregnancy and the efficacy of treatments.