Fewer iron supplements during pregnancy work just as well for preventing anemia, study suggests
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 14:52
in Health & Medicine
Taking iron supplements one to three times a week instead of every day is just as effective at preventing anemia in pregnant women, according to the findings of a new Cochrane systematic review. The authors of the review also showed that women experienced fewer side effects when taking iron supplements intermittently rather than daily.