Objectives To summarise evidence on the associations of maternal anaemia and prenatal
iron use with maternal haematological and adverse pregnancy outcomes; and to evaluate …

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 …

Health: Deborah Assayag, Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Blake, Beverly Brockest, Giovani
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …

We assess health and wealth impacts of mineral mining using micro-data from about 800
mines in 44 developing countries. Gains in asset wealth (0.3 standard deviations) coexist …

Supplementation with iron is generally recommended during pregnancy to meet the iron
needs of both mother and fetus. When detected early in pregnancy, iron deficiency anemia …

Iron deficiency is a highly prevalent form of undernutrition, affecting around one-fourth of the
world's women and children, and is one of the most common causes of anaemia. We …

The prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) is higher in Asia than elsewhere, predominantly
because of undernutrition of the mother prior to and during pregnancy. There are qualitative …

Iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world,
affecting millions of people in both nonindustrialized and industrialized countries. We …

Objectives Pica is the craving for and consumption of nonfood items, including the ingestion
of earth (geophagy), raw starch (amylophagy), and ice (pagophagy). Pica has long been …

Background: Anemia in pregnancy is common and linked to postpartum hemorrhage in
terms of uterine atony. The more severe the anemia, the more likely the greater blood loss …