Efficacy of Amino Acid Chelated Iron versus Iron Polymaltose Complex in Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

ron deficiency anemia during pregnancy is associated with increased maternal as well as fetal morbidity, including prematurity, low birth-weight and prenatal and infant loss. About 46% of pregnant women in African region are anemic mainly due to iron deficiency. Therefore, routine iron supplementation during pregnancy has been recommended but iron-supplementation programs, especially among pregnant women is poor, due in part to the side effects associated with iron salt preparations. Currently, there are many iron preparations available containing different types of iron salts, including ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate, ferrous ascorbate and ferrous bisglycinate (chelated form of iron).