LOW IRON STORES IN PREGNANT MEXICAN WOMEN AT TERMdoi:10.1016/s0188-4409(01)00346-0José Carlos Jaime-PérezDavid Gómez-Almaguer
Pregnant teens, regardless of pica, are at higher risk for low hemoglobin, which can lead to iron deficiency andanemia. Low iron inpregnant teensraises the risk of premature births and babies with low birth weights, which in turn increasesinfant mortality rates. "In this study, the strength o...
Anaemia in pregnancy is a widespread condition, with 37% of all pregnant women estimated to be anaemic [1]. This burden is disproportionately experienced in low- and middle-income countries. The primary cause of anaemia is iron deficiency [2]. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to iron...
On the flip side, the body also excretes iron, albeit in much smaller quantities, through urine, feces, sweat, and cells shed from the skin and the inner lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. For women, menstrual periods represent another significant avenue for iron loss, with heavy pe...
This study used the medical records of 202 pregnant women aged 29.5 + 4.8 years to examine the association of low and high ferritin levels and anemia with pregnancy outcome. Iron depletion (serum ferritin 50 g/L (278 +/-2 d) than in women with intermediate levels (20 ug/L to 50 ug/...
Low compliance with the iron supplementation program among pregnant women in the rural areas of Kerman District, I.R. Iran. Nutr Res 1998;18:945-52.Bondarianzadeh D, Siassi F, Omidvar N, Golestan B, Keighobadi K: Low compliance with iron supplementation program among pregnant women in ...
A diet low in vitamin-C-rich foods (which help with iron absorption) Eating too many foods or drinks that reduce iron absorption (like dairy products, foods containing soy, coffee and tea) A short gap between pregnancies Being younger than 20 when you become pregnant Having a stomach ...
The influence of dietary zinc on pregnancy outcome was examined in a cohort of 818 pregnant girls and women from a poor urban community in Camden, New Jersey (1985-1990). Zinc intake in this sample was 11.1 mg/day, a level ascertained from averaged 24-hour dietary recalls during pregnancy....
On average, pregnant women failed to meet 100% of the RDA for six of the eight nutrients through diet alone: iron (58% of the RDA), calcium (72%), folic acid (69%), zinc (72%), vitamin B6 (87%) and magnesium (90%). Including supplementation, these women met the RDAs for all...
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world. In the United States, anemia affects 3 percent to 5 percent of the population ofpremenopausal women; iron depletion -- not at the level of anemia -- affects 16 percent, the authors write. ...