Maternal iron-deficiency is associated with premature birth and higher birth weight despite routine antenatal iron supplementation in an urban South African setting: The NuPED prospective study

BACKGROUND: Recent studies are suggesting a U-shaped relationship between antenatal iron exposure and birth outcomes. Little is known about the iron status and associated birth outcomes of pregnant women in South Africa. Our aim was to assess iron status at early, mid- and late pregnancy, and to det...

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Main Authors: Symington, Elizabeth A., Baumgartner, Jeannine, Malan, Linda, Wise, Amy J., Ricci, Cristian, Zandberg, Lizelle, Smuts, Cornelius M.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719862/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31479449
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221299
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