TY - JOUR T1 - Iron supplementation in non-anaemic women did not improve pregnancy outcomes and may be harmful to both mother and baby JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 94 LP - 94 VL - 94 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2009/06/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/94/3/94.abstract N2 - Design:randomised placebo-controlled trial.Allocation:unclear.*Blinding:blinded (patients and healthcare providers).*Setting:6 prenatal clinics in Iran.Patients:750 non-smoking women 17–35 years of age (mean age 26 y) with a singleton pregnancy in the early second trimester (mean 13 wks), haemoglobin concentration ⩾13.2 (mean 14.0) g/dl, body mass index 19.8–26 kg/m2, no history of threatened abortion in the current pregnancy, and no disease related to polycythaemia such as asthma or chronic hypertension.Intervention:ferrous sulphate, 150 mg (50 mg of elemental iron) (n = 375), or placebo (n = 375) once daily throughout pregnancy. All women received folic acid, 1 mg/day, but were not allowed to take other vitamin or mineral supplements.Outcomes:small for gestational age (SGA, <10th percentile) infant, hypertensive … ER -