Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women

They've always said iron competes with other metals for absorption ..

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Oct 24; [Epub ahead of print]
The effects of iron supplementation on serum copper and zinc levels in
pregnant women with high-normal hemoglobin.
Ziaei S, Janghorban R, Shariatdoust S, Faghihzadeh S.
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran,
Iran.

OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effect of iron supplementation on serum copper and
zinc levels.
METHOD:
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 66 pregnant
women with hemoglobin 13.2 g/dL or greater between the 13th and 18th
week of pregnancy were randomized into case and control groups. From
the 20th week until the end of pregnancy the case group received one
ferrous sulfate tablet containing 50 mg elemental iron daily, while
the control group received placebo. Hemoglobin, ferritin, copper, and
zinc levels at 24-28 and 32-36 weeks of pregnancy were measured and
compared.
RESULTS:
In the case group, serum copper levels in the second and third
trimester were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.01 and
P<0.001, respectively). Serum zinc levels in the case group in the
second and third trimester were also significantly lower than the
control group (P<0.001). CONCLUSION:
Iron supplementation in pregnant women with hemoglobin greater than
13.2 g/dL reduces serum levels of copper and zinc.

PMID: 17963760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


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On Oct 30, 8:18 pm, "ironjust...@aol.com" <ironjust...@aol.com> wrote:
> They've always said iron competes with other metals for absorption ..
>
> Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Oct 24; [Epub ahead of print]
> The effects of iron supplementation on serum copper and zinc levels in
> pregnant women with high-normal hemoglobin.
> Ziaei S, Janghorban R, Shariatdoust S, Faghihzadeh S.
> Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran,
> Iran.
>
> OBJECTIVE:
> To evaluate the effect of iron supplementation on serum copper and
> zinc levels.
> METHOD:
> In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 66 pregnant
> women with hemoglobin 13.2 g/dL or greater between the 13th and 18th
> week of pregnancy were randomized into case and control groups. From
> the 20th week until the end of pregnancy the case group received one
> ferrous sulfate tablet containing 50 mg elemental iron daily, while
> the control group received placebo. Hemoglobin, ferritin, copper, and
> zinc levels at 24-28 and 32-36 weeks of pregnancy were measured and
> compared.
> RESULTS:
> In the case group, serum copper levels in the second and third
> trimester were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.01 and
> P<0.001, respectively). Serum zinc levels in the case group in the
> second and third trimester were also significantly lower than the
> control group (P<0.001). CONCLUSION:
> Iron supplementation in pregnant women with hemoglobin greater than
> 13.2 g/dL reduces serum levels of copper and zinc.
>

Unclear to me why you would give iron supplements to women with high-
normal hemoglobin anyway, not that I know that much about the topic.

Marilyn

On Oct 31, 6:11 am, MarilynMann <ma...@comcast.net> wrote: Unclear to
me why you would give iron supplements to women with high-
normal hemoglobin anyway, not that I know that much about the topic.
<<

Routine supplementation of pregnant women .. is .. bad ..

The deal is in underdeveloped countries they really don't have the
ability to screen every woman for anemia when she is pregnant and so
what they have been doing is giving it to every pregnant woman.
The studies slowly but surely over the years came first to the
conclusion that the routine supplementation of women during pregnancy
seems like it might be a bad idea. IE: increased death rate of the
newborn.
The next studies show for sure there is something wrong and the most
recent studies are showing EXACTLY what they have been doing ..
killing children with the iron supplementation of their mothers.


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