Routine Iron Prophylaxis During Pregnancy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Comparison of two policies of iron administration during pregnancy in regard to health and program feasibility in an area with endemic malaria and high prevalence of HIV infection. The policies are: 1) routine iron prophylaxis, 2) screening and therapy with iron.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Istitute For Health and Welfare, Finland
• Collaborator: Academy of Finland
• Treatments: Folic Acid; Iron

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women at their first prenatal visit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women under 18 years, high obstetric risk pregnancies