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Re: Low iron?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:12:42 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Kelly wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>I took my blood test yesterday and my iron is 31. I am 28
>weeks. How many mg should I take? Would there be any harm
>done to the baby by having low iron? Thank You!
>
>--
>Kelly
>
>--
>kelly
>

The dosage of iron in the form of ferrous sulfate to start with is 325 mg per day. This should be sufficient with a hematocrit of 31... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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**Thank you for your understanding ;-)




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