Adapting prenatal iron supplementation to maternal needs results in optimal child neurodevelopment: a follow-up of the ECLIPSES Study

L Iglesias-Vázquez, C Hernández-Martínez… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Prenatal prescription of standard iron supplements to prevent iron deficiency
appears not to be appropriate for all women and their children, as some women may be at …

[HTML][HTML] The Effects of Prenatal Iron Supplementation on Offspring Neurodevelopment in Upper Middle-or High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

NA Moumin, E Shepherd, K Liu, M Makrides, JF Gould… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Iron supplementation is commonly recommended for the prevention and treatment of
maternal iron deficiency (ID) or iron deficiency anemia (IDA). However, the impacts of …

Prenatal iron supplementation adjusted to maternal iron stores reduces behavioural problems in 4‐year‐old children

L Iglesias‐Vázquez, J Canals… - Maternal & Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Prenatal iron supplementation improves children's health and cognitive performance, but
few studies explore behavioural development. This study assessed the effects of adjusting …

Maternal gestational iron status and infant haematological and neurodevelopmental outcomes

MK Georgieff - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Prevention of iron deficiency (ID), the most common micronutrient deficiency in infants and
children, begins prenatally by ensuring adequate fetal loading. Adequate intrauterine iron …

The neonatal period: A missed opportunity for the prevention of iron deficiency and its associated neurological consequences?

EK McCarthy, ME Kiely - Nutrition Bulletin, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide. Iron is essential for
the development of multiple organ systems, most especially the developing brain. Iron …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of maternal iron status on the improvement of cognitive function in children after prenatal iron supplementation

L Iglesias-Vázquez, N Voltas… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The effectiveness of prenatal iron supplementation improves maternal
hematological outcomes, but little research has focused on child outcomes. The objective of …

A systematic literature review of the relation between iron status/anemia in pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment

J Janbek, M Sarki, IO Specht… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Background The fetal brain starts developing early and animal studies have suggested that
iron plays several roles for the development, but results from epidemiological studies …

Iron deficiency during the first 1000 days of life: are we doing enough to protect the developing brain?

EK McCarthy, DM Murray, ME Kiely - Proceedings of the Nutrition …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Iron is essential for the functioning of all cells and organs, most critically for the developing
brain in the fundamental neuronal processes of myelination, energy and neurotransmitter …

Effects of prenatal iron status on child neurodevelopment and behavior: A systematic review

L Iglesias, J Canals, V Arija - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia are the main worldwide nutritional disorders. A
good level of prenatal iron is essential for the correct child neurodevelopment but this …

Maternal iron status in pregnancy and child health outcomes after birth

HQP HG, MU Muckenthaler, M Gassmann, VJ VWV… - Nutrients, 2021 - repub.eur.nl
In pregnancy, iron deficiency and iron overload increase the risk for adverse pregnancy
outcomes, but the effects of maternal iron status on long‐term child health are poorly …