Low-dose iron supplementation during pregnancy,even if the gravida is not anemic,improves the woman's iron status and protects the infant from iron-deficiency anemia.Maternal and fetal goiter,cretinism,and intellectual impairments are linked to infant iron deficiency.

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The first statement is true; the second is false.Fetal and infant iron deficiency is linked to cognitive and neurobehavioral outcomes.Maternal iron deficiency requires increased cardiac output to maintain adequate oxygen for maternal and fetal cells.If iron is deficient and hemorrhage occurs at delivery,prognosis is poor.Regarding the second statement,iodine (not iron)deficiency is linked to maternal and fetal goiter,cretinism,intellectual impairments,neonatal hypothyroidism,and infant mortality.Dietary iodine requirements are increased during pregnancy because of increased maternal thyroid hormone production and fetal iodine requirements.

Low-Dose Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy,even If the Gravida Is Not