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Adding Zinc to Prenatal Iron and Folate Supplements Improves Maternal and Neonatal Zinc Status in a Peruvian Population. Caulfield Laura, Z. N. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69 1257-63. IDPAS# 1453 Request Copy PDF
Adherence to Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy in Tanzania: Determinants and Hematoloic Consequences. Erkstrom, E. M., Kavishe, F. P., Habicht, J. P., Frongillo, E., Rasmussen, K. M., & Hemed, L. (1996). Am J Clin Nutr 64: 368-374. IDPAS# 008A Request Copy PDF
Anemia and Iron Deficiency: Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes. Allen, L. (2000). Am J Clin Nutr 71: 1280S-1284S. IDPAS# 017 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Anemia in Pregnancy: Impact of Iron Supplementation, Deworming and IEC. Reproductive Health Focus. Report on Projects for Reduction of Maternal Anemia. Abel, R., Rajaratnam, J., & Sampathkumar, V. MotherCare/John Snow Inc. (1999): IDPAS# 532 Request Copy PDF
Can Iron Supplementation Improve Cognitive Function? Bruner (1996). The Lancet 348: 992-996. IDPAS# 049 Request Copy PDF
Changes in Iron Status During Pregnancy in Peruvian Women Receiving Prenatal Iron and Folic Acid Supplements with or without Zinc. Zavaleta, N., Caulfield, L. E., & Garcia, T. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;71 (4): 956-61. IDPAS# 673 Request Copy Link to External Site
Composition of a Multi-Micronutrient Supplement to Be Used in Pilot Programmes among Pregnant Women in Developing Countries. Report of an UNICEF/WHO/UNU workshop. (1999): 18pgs IDPAS# 059 Request Copy PDF
Concomitant Supplemental Vitamin A Enhances the Response to Weekly Supplemental Iron and Folic Acid in Anemic Teenagers in Urban Bangladesh. Ahmed, F., Khan, M. R., & Jackson, A. A. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74 (1): 108-67. IDPAS# 667 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Dietary Supplement Use in Women: Current Status and Future Directions—Introduction and Conference Summary. Raiten, D. J., Picciano, M. F., & Coates, P. M. J Nutr 2003; 133 (6): 1957S–60S. IDPAS# 2222 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Effect of Daily Iron Supplementation on Iron Status, Cell-mediated Immunity, and Incidence of Infections in 6-36 Month Old Togolese Children. Berger, J., Dyck, J. L., Galan, P., Aplogan, A., Schneider, D., Traissac, P., & Hercberg, S. Eur J Clin Nutr (Nature Publishing Group) 2000;54 (1): 29-35. IDPAS# 1495 Request Copy Link to PDF on External Site
Effect of Dose and Formulation on Iron Tolerance in Pregnancy. Shatrugna, V., Raman, L., Kailash, U., Balakrishna, N., & Rao, K. V. (1999). Natl Med J India 12: 18-20. IDPAS# 104 Request Copy
Effect of Iron Supplementation on the Iron Status of Pregnant Women: Consequences for Newborns. Preziosi, P., Prual, A., Galan, P., Daouda, H., Boureima, H., & Hercberg, S. Am J Clin Nutr 1997;66 (5): 1178-82. IDPAS# 672 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Effect of Low-Dosage Vitamin A and Riboflavin on Iron-folate Supplementation in Anaemic Pregnant Women. Suprapto, B., Widardo, & Suhanantyo. Asian Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2002;11 (4). IDPAS# 1848 Request Copy PDF
Effect of Reproduction on the Bioavailability of Calcium, Zinc, Selenium. Janet, K. J Nutrition 2001;131 1355S-8S. IDPAS# 1446 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Effect of zinc supplementation of pregnant women on the mental and psychomotor development of their children at 5 y of age. Tamura, T., Goldenberg, R. L., Ramey, S. L., Nelson, K. G., & Chapman, V. R. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 77 (6): 1512–6. IDPAS# 2221 Request Copy PDF
Effectiveness of Weekly Iron Supplementation Regime in Improving Iron Status of Anemic Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women and Preschool Age Children in Kyzylorda, the Republic of Kazakhstan (Unpublished Study). Kazakhstan Institute of Nutrition. (1997): 62pgs IDPAS# 116 Request Copy PDF
Environmental Influences: Factors Influencing a Woman’s Decision to Use Dietary Supplements. Conner, M., Kirk, S. F. L., Cade, J. E., & Barrett, J. H. J Nutr 2003; 133 (6): 1978S–82S. IDPAS# 2226 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Evaluation of a Gastric Delivery System for Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy. Simmons, W., Cook, J., Bingham, K., Thomas, M., Jackson, J., Jackson, M., Ahluwalia, N., Kahn, S., & Patterson, A. Am J Clin Nutr 1993;58 (5): 622-1182. IDPAS# 651 Request Copy Link to External Site
Factores que inciden en la anemia ferropenica de la embarazada. RodrÌguez, O., Fernandez, S. A., Gazapo, R., Fernandez, E., RodrÌguez, T., Sanchez, R., Castanedo, R., & Cutie, E. Rev Cubana Farm 2002;36 (3). IDPAS# 1699 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Folate status response to controlled folate intake in pregnant women. Caudill, M., & Cruz, A. J Nutr 1997; 127 2363-70. IDPAS# 1455 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Food Supplementation of Women and Young Children. Gillespie, S. Human Development Network/World Bank. 1999. IDPAS# 1317 Request Copy PDF
Guidance for Industry: The Content and Format for Pediatric Use Supplements. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. May 1996. IDPAS# 1297 Request Copy PDF
IDA in pregnancy. Allen, L. (2002) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2038 Request Copy PDF
The Immunoregulatory Properties of Iron. Bryan, C. F., & Stone M.J. IDPAS# 2105 Request Copy PDF
Impact of iron deficiency anemia on prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus. Lao, T. T., & Ho, L. F. Diab Care 2004;27 (3): 650-6 IDPAS# 3650 Request Copy PDF
Influence of Prenatal Iron and Zinc Supplements on Supplemental Iron Absorption, Red Blood Cell Iron Incorporation, and Iron Status in Pregnant Peruvian Women. O'Brien, K. O., Zavaleta, N., Caulfield, L. E., Yang, D.-X., & Abrams, S. A. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69 (3): 509-989. IDPAS# 657 Request Copy PDF PDF
Iron Needs in Pregnancy: Are We on the Right Track or Do We Need a Rethink? (Unpublished Paper). Beaton, G. Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada. (1998): 6pgs IDPAS# 227 Request Copy
Iron Supplementation Does Not Affect the Susceptibility of LDL to Oxidative Modification in Women with Low Iron Status. Binkoski, A. E., Kris-Etherton, P. M., & Beard, J. L. J Nutr 2004;134 99–103. IDPAS# 2375 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy. Effect on Iron Status Markers, Serum Erythropoietin and Human Placental Lactogen. A Placebo Controlled Study in 207 Danish Women. Milman, N., Agger, A. O., & Nielsen, O. J. Dan Med Bull 1991;38 (6): 471-6. IDPAS# 681 Request Copy
Iron Supplementation for Young Children: We Must Certainly Do More! Parvanta, I., & Gleason, G. CDC. (2001) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2240 Request Copy PDF
Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy: Is Less Enough? A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial of Low Dose Iron Supplementation with and without Heme Iron. Eskeland, B., Malterud, K., Ulvik, R. J., & Hunskaar, S. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1997;76 (9): 822-8. IDPAS# 682 Request Copy
Iron Supplementation of Breast-Fed Honduran and Swedish Infants from 4 to 9 Months of Age. Domellof, M., Cohen, R. J., Dewey, K. G., Hernell, O., Rivera, L. L., & Lonnerdal, B. J Pediatr 2001;138 (5): 679-87. IDPAS# 612 Request Copy
Kinetics of folate turnover in pregnant women (second trimester) and nonpregnant controls during folic acid supplementation: stable-isotopic labeling of plasma folate, urinary folate and folate catabolites shows subtle effects of pregnancy turnover of folate pools. Gregory, J., & Caudill, M. J Nutr 2001; 131 1928-37. IDPAS# 1447 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Low Compliance with Iron Supplementation Program: A Study among Pregnant Women in Jakarta, Indonesia. Schultink, W., van_de_Ree, M., Matulessi, P., & Gross, R. (1993). Am J Clin Nutr 57: 135-139. IDPAS# 255A Request Copy PDF
Maternal iron status influences iron transfer to the fetus during the third trimester of pregnancy. O'Brien, K. O., Zavaleta, N., Abrams, S. A., & Caulfield, L. E. Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77 (4): 924-30. IDPAS# 2102 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Maternal Nutrition, Health, and Survival. Christian, P. H. P. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 59-63. IDPAS# 1499 Request Copy
Maternal Zinc Supplementation Does Not Affect Size at Birth or Pregnancy Duration in Peru. Caulfield, L., Zavaleta, N., Figueroa, A., & Leon, Z. J Nutr 1999; 129 1563-8. IDPAS# 1454 Request Copy
Maternal zinc, iron, folic acid, and protein nutriture and outcome of human pregnancy. Mukherjee, M., Sandstead, H., Ratnaparkhi, M., Johnson, L., Milne, D., & Stelling, H. Am J Clin Nutr 1984;40 (3): 496-507. IDPAS# 2890 Request Copy
Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy does not lead to greater infant birth size than does iron-only supplementation: a randomized controlled trial in a semirural community in Mexico. Ramakrishnan, U., González-Cossío, T., Neufeld, L. M., Rivera, J., & Martorell, R. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 77 (3): 720-5. IDPAS# 2193 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation During Pregnancy: A Meeting to Create a Mechanism for Increased Collaboration Amongst Ongoing Efficacy Trials. (2002) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2028 Request Copy PDF
Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy. Gopalan, C. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 2-6. IDPAS# 1810 Request Copy PDF
Nutricion, Suplementacion, Anemia y Embarazo. Sánchez, F. R., Trelles, E., Terán, R. M., & Pedroso, P. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter 2001;16 (3): 190-7. IDPAS# 1700 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Pregnancy and lactation: physiological adjustments, nutritional requirements and the role of dietary supplements. Picciano, M. F. J Nutr 2003; 133 1997S–2002S. IDPAS# 2076 Request Copy Link to Full Text on External Site
Prenatal Iron Supplements Impair Zinc Absorption in Pregnant Peruvian Women. O'Brien, K. O., Zavaleta, N., Caulfield, L. E., Wen, J., & Abrams, S. A. (2000). J Nutr 130: 2251-2255. IDPAS# 485 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Prevalencia de anemia en gestantes en una area de salud. de la C. Prendes, M., Baños, A. F., Toledo, O., & Lescay, O. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr 2000;16 (1): 25-30. IDPAS# 1695 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Prevalencia de la anemia ferropenica en mujeres embarazadas. Sánchez, F. R., Castañedo, R., Trelles, E., Pedroso, P., & Lugones, M. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr 2001; 17 (1): 5-9. IDPAS# 1698 Request Copy PDF Link to External Site
Prevención y control de la anemia y la deficiencia de hierro en Cuba. Gay, J., Herrera, M. P., & Amador, M. Revista Cubana Aliment Nutr 1995;9 (1). IDPAS# 1624 Request Copy PDF
Relation of haemoglobin levels in first and second trimesters to outcome of pregnancy. Murphy, J. F., O'Riordan, J., Newcombe, R. G., Coles, E. C., & Pearson, J. F. The Lancet 1986; 1 (8488): 992-5. IDPAS# 1480 Request Copy
Standardization of Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Food Challenges. Bindslev-Jensen, C. Allergy 2001;56 Suppl 67 75-7. IDPAS# 684 Request Copy
Supplementation with mixed fruit and vegetable juice concentrates increased serum antioxidants and folate in healthy adults. Kiefer, I., Prock, P., Lawrence, C., Wise, J., Bieger, W., Bayer, P., Rathmanner, T., Kunze, M., & Rieder, A. J Am Coll Nutr 2004;23 (3): 205-11. IDPAS# 2668 Request Copy
Symposium: Improving Adolescent Iron Status before Childbearing: The Potential Impact of Iron Supplementation During Adolescence on Iron Status in Pregnancy. Lynch, S. J Nutr 2000;130 448S-51A. IDPAS# 832 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Utilizacao de diferentes concentracoes de ferro por adolescentes gravidas tambem suplementadas com zinco e acido folico. Nogueira, N. N., Marreiro, D. N., Parente, J. V., & Cozzolino, S. M. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 2001;51 (3): 225-9. IDPAS# 1611 Request Copy PDF
Vitamin A and Iron Status Are Improved by Vitamin A and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Indonesian Women. Tanumihardjo, S. A. J Nutr 2002;132 (-): 1909-12. IDPAS# 987 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Weekly Vitamin A and Iron Supplementation during Pregnancy Increases Vitamin A Concentration of Breast Milk but Not Iron Status in Indonesian Lactating Women. Muslimatun, S., Schmidt, M. K., West, C. E., Schultink, W., Hautvast, J. G. A. J., & Karyadi, D. J Nutr 2001; 131 (10): 2664-9. IDPAS# 2002 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Vitamin A or B-Carotene Supplementation Reduces Symptoms of Illness in Pregnant and Lactating Nepali Women. Christian, P., West, K. P., Khatry, S. K., Katz, J., LeClerq, S. C., Kimbrough-Pradhan, E., Dali, S. M., & Shrestha, S. (2000). J Nutr 130: 2675-2682. IDPAS# 495 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
Weekly Supplementation with Iron and Vitamin A During Pregnancy Increases Hemoglobin Concentration but Decreases Serum Ferritin Concentration in Indonesian Pregnant Women. Muslimatun, S., Schmidt, M., Schultink, W., West, C., Hautvast, J., Gross, R., & Muhilal (2001). J Nutr 131: 85-90. IDPAS# 504 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only