Background Iron‐deficiency anaemia is highly prevalent among non‐pregnant women of
reproductive age (menstruating women) worldwide, although the prevalence is highest in …

Background Daily iron supplementation has been traditionally a standard practice for
preventing and treating anaemia but its long term use has been limited as it has been …

Background Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is insufficient to
meet physiologic needs; it is caused by many conditions, particularly iron deficiency …

Globally, one in three non-pregnant women, corresponding to almost 500 million women,
were anaemic in 2011. Iron deficiency is thought to contribute to at least half of the global …

Background Anaemia is a frequent condition during pregnancy, particularly among women
in low‐and middle‐income countries. Traditionally, gestational anaemia has been prevented …

Background Iron and folic acid supplementation has been the preferred intervention to
improve iron stores and prevent anaemia among pregnant women, and it is thought to …

Background Anaemia in pregnancy is a major health problem in many developing countries
where nutritional deficiency, malaria and other parasitic infections contribute to increased …

Background Intake of supplements containing iron or a combination of iron and folic acid by
pregnant women may improve maternal health and pregnancy outcomes. Recently …

Animal and human observational studies suggest that iron deficiency impairs physical
exercise performance, but findings from randomized trials on the effects of iron are …

Background It has been suggested that routine intake of supplements containing iron or
combination of iron and folic acid during pregnancy improves maternal health and …