Daily iron requirement increases drastically during pregnancy

This graph demonstrates the fact that Iron requirements are greater in pregnancy than in a nonpregnant state. A reduction in Iron absorption in the first trimester is followed by a progressive rise in absorption throughout the remainder of pregnancy, because of the expansion of the red blood cells mass and the transfer of increasing amounts of iron to both the growing foetus and the placental tissues.

The fact that Iron deficiency anaemia frequently develops in pregnancy means that supplementing the diet with added Iron, which is an essential ingredient in Pharmaton^® Matruelle^®, is important for the health of both mother and baby.


 

Reprinted from: the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 71 (Suppl), Bothwell TH. Iron requirements in pregnancy and strategies to meet them, 2000: 257S-264S, with permission from The American Society for Nutrition. Reprinted from Bothwell TH, Charlton RW, Cook JD, Finch CA. Iron metabolism in man. Blackwell Scientific Publications. 1979. with permission from Blackwell Publishing.

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