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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