Question

Shannon, 27 and Tom, 32 come and see you per recommendation from their fertility doctor. They have been trying to conceive a child for 16 months and Dr. Jones felt it would be a good idea for you to review their dietary habits and see if they were meeting the recommended intake for nutrients. 8.1 mg/d One nutrient of concern prior to pregnancy and during pregnancy is iron. How much iron should Shannon be consuming pre-pregnancy? 22 mg/d How does this differ when she becomes pregnant? What type of DRI is established for iron?

Answer 1

The type of dietary recommendation of iron during the time of pre pregnancy or pregnancy is about or more than 27 milligram of irons everyday in order to maintain the bodily requirement of iron. As the woman gets pregnant the production of iron remains as it is but the utilisation increases as the foetus also uses the same iron from the mother's body making in the deficiency of iron in her body. If there is huge deficiency in the iron in mother's body then she will end up in getting anemia and may get various complications in her pregnancy.