The amount of iron needed during pregnancy is
a. difficult to achieve without taking a sup-plement.
b. easy to achieve with a well-balanced diet.
c. the same as the amount needed by non-pregnant women.
d. less than for nonpregnant women because there are no menstrual losses.
A
Pregnant women need almost twice as much iron as nonpregnant women because of the expan-sion in maternal red cell volume and to supply the needs of the developing fetus. This amount is hard to achieve without use of a supplement; it cannot easily be achieved simply with a well-balanced diet.
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