New Releases from NCBI BookshelfScreening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation [Internet].​Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation [Internet].

Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy may affect maternal health and infant birth outcomes. In 2015, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) determined the evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening and preventive routine iron supplementation for IDA during pregnancy. For this update, the scope was expanded to include ID without anemia.

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