Author: The BMJ
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This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 48 randomized trials of prenatal iron use as well as 44 prospective cohort studies of prenatal anemia. The findings suggest a substantial improvement in birthweight with daily prenatal iron use and indicate that an improvement in the prenatal mean hemoglobin concentration linearly increased birthweight.
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