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Iron Deficiency
Title: Iron Deficiency
Category: Science & Technology
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Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency (ID) is a common condition amongst pregnant Australian women. However, there is a degree of uncertainty amongst those health professionals who deal with pregnant women as to its clinical consequences (particularly in the absence of concurrent anemia) and the best policy regarding identification and prevention.
The guidelines proposed in this document are intended to clarify the position for Australian general practitioners, obstetricians and midwives, having regard to the latest scientific research and accepted …showed first 75 words of 1425 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1425 total…bulletin on pregnancy nutrition which suggests that iron deficiency be defined by a serum ferritin < 20 µg/L and that iron supplementation is required routinely in pregnant women, but this is not official College policy [25,26].
However, other bodies in the USA have more specific guidelines. The Centers for Disease Control's draft guidelines on iron deficiency recommend screening all pregnant women for serum ferritin and haemoglobin levels during the first trimester and supplementing those with serum ferritin
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