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Prevalence of IDA in pregnancy - Idpas.org

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Transferr<strong>in</strong> receptors <strong>in</strong> <strong>pregnancy</strong><br />

• In US, 63/81 women with low ferrit<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> trimester 3 had<br />

normal TfR values.<br />

• But all with low ferrit<strong>in</strong> had elevated TfR.<br />

• Many more women have depleted stores than depleted<br />

tissue iron.<br />

• In Jamaica, TfR best differentiated Fe-supplemented from<br />

placebo group <strong>in</strong> late <strong>pregnancy</strong>. Iron prevented <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong><br />

TfR.

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