Different Iron Supplements for Prevention of Anemia in Pregnancy
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-08-01
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Summary
Examination of iron supplements routinely used in pregnancy to compare these with one another
regarding effectiveness in the prevention of iron deficiency.
Determination of ferritin / hemoglobin every pregnant woman under the first routine check.
Classification into one of three subgroups (group 1: iron sulfate, Group 2: iron polymaltose,
Group 3: multivitamin- multimineral) depending on the measured values. Repetition of
hemoglobin every 8 weeks, at the entrance to birth and postpartum day 1, additional provision
of ferritin at the entrance to birth. In addition, registration of each child's birth weight
and gestational age.