Many doctors and nutritionists recommend iron supplementatio

Many doctors and nutritionists recommend iron supplementation during pregnancy even for women who enter pregnancy with adequate iron stores. Discuss WHY this is the recommended practice and also describe the process of iron supplementation as if you were the dietitian advising a client like Whitney. Hint: Discuss the process... how to evaluate a patient (e.g. which test to perform, how to diagnosis) what treatment/supplementation (e.g. dose, form, frequency), what follow up care would be needed (e.g. food journals, lab work) and any special precautions (e.g. adverse reactions, should it be taken w/ or w/o food or medications, how to avoid iron overload etc.)

Solution

As, dietician & nutritionist, I should provide to information to mother to consume more iron containing foods so as to avoid much \"anemia\" that is produced during child birth. Nurses also should effectively make sure to avoid any post partum hemorrhage so it can be avoided low haemoglobin & iron levels during pregnancy via the process of iron supplementation.

Examination of iron content using blood tests via diagnostic laboratory tests by taking blood samples from pregnant woman during first trimester

The process of iron supplementation should be twice a day

Treatment/supplementation (e.g. dose, form, frequency): iron supplements in the form of iron tablets or capsules 30 mg/day to prevent iron-deficiency anemia twice a day

The follow up care during iron supplementation is essential to adverse reactions, because high-dose iron supplementation or iron overload may lead to low food absorption, defective oxidative pathways & adverse gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, it should not be taken before or after meals and it is essential to take during empty stomach or at the evening times