Iron status of exclusively breastfed low-birth-weight infants born to anemic mothers and effect of maternal iron supplementation for 3 versus 6 months: A randomized double-blind placebo control trial

Iron status of exclusively breastfed low-birth-weight infants born to anemic mothers and effect of maternal iron supplementation for 3 versus 6 months: A randomized double-blind placebo control trial

BackgroundThe effect of maternal iron supplementation during lactation on the iron status of exclusively breastfed low-birth-weight (LBW) infants is not known.Objective(1) To find out the number of LBW exclusively breastfed infants having hemoglobin < 10.5 g/dL at 6 months when mothers receiv...

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Main Authors: Tarannum Fatima, Mohammad Moonis Akbar Faridi, Geetika Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
breastfeeding
low birth weight infant
anemia
lactation
iron supplementation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.880431/full

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