Prenatal Iron Deficiency and Replete Iron Status Are Associated with Adverse Birth Outcomes, but Associations Differ in Ghana and Malawi

BM Oaks, JM Jorgensen, LM Baldiviez, S Adu-Afarwuah, K Maleta, H Okronipa, J Sadalaki, A Lartey, P Ashorn, U Ashorn, S Vosti, LH Allen, KG Dewey

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)513-521
    JournalJOURNAL OF NUTRITION
    Volume149
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Ghana
    • Malawi
    • anemia
    • iron deficiency
    • iron status
    • low birth weight
    • newborn stunting
    • pregnancy
    • preterm birth

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