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

question 17

Multiple Choice

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.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) Both statements are false.
• C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
• D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

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