The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Birth Weight in Relation to the Iron Status of Pregnant Women


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1 Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
     

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During the antenatal period, the requirement for iron increases several folds due to the demands of the growing foetus as well as expanding maternal red cell mass and these often outstrip the available supply of iron from the diet and iron stores. This inturn leads to iron depletion.
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Mercy Paul
Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India
Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman
Department of Family and Community Science, Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, India

Abstract


During the antenatal period, the requirement for iron increases several folds due to the demands of the growing foetus as well as expanding maternal red cell mass and these often outstrip the available supply of iron from the diet and iron stores. This inturn leads to iron depletion.