About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Fewer Iron Supplements Needed in Pregnancy

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Fewer Iron Supplements Needed in Pregnancy Jul 11th 2012, 11:39 A new Cochrane Review of iron supplementation in pregnancy says that it is possible to prevent anemia in pregnancy with intermittent iron supplementation. In plain English this means that you can take your iron supplements one to three times a week and have it be just as effective as taking it everyday according to this research. Being anemic in pregnancy is a fairly common problem. You may not notice it because one of the main signs you notice is fatigue, a normal pregnancy symptom. Most practitioners will routinely test you for anemia in your prenatal care blood work. Standard treatment to prevent anemia used to be daily supplementation with iron. This can lead to nasty side effects like: nausea constipation This study included iron supplements taken alone, in combination with a multi-vitamin and in combination with folic acid. Do you take iron supplements? Related: Am I anemic? Anemia in Pregnancy 6 Iron Rich Foods to Battle Anemia Were you anemic? Peña-Rosas JP, De-Regil LM, Dowswell T, Viteri FE. Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD009997. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009997. URL Upon publication: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/14651858.CD009997 Photo © iStockPhoto Fewer Iron Supplements Needed in Pregnancy originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 at 11:39:57. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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