Gaps in evidence regarding iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women and young children: summary of US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. - PubMed - NCBI

Gaps in evidence regarding iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women and young children: summary of US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations. - PubMed - NCBI

Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Dec;106(Suppl 6):1555S-1558S. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.155788. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

Gaps in evidence regarding iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women and young children: summary of US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.

Kemper AR1, Fan T2, Grossman DC3, Phipps MG4.

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Abstract

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations to primary care providers regarding preventive services for asymptomatic patients. Recommendations are based on the scientific evidence that the delivery of the preventive service leads to improvements in meaningful patient outcomes. After a review of the available evidence, the USPSTF found insufficient evidence to recommend routine iron supplementation for pregnant women or routine screening for iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women or young children. The USPSTF identified a critical evidence gap that is related to whether changing hematologic indexes in otherwise asymptomatic pregnant women or in infants within populations who are reflective of the United States leads to an improvement in maternal or child health outcomes. Future research opportunities are described to address these important evidence gaps.

KEYWORDS:

iron; pregnant women; screening; supplementation; young children

PMID:

 

29070541

 

PMCID:

 

PMC5701705

 [Available on 2018-12-01]

 

DOI:

 

10.3945/ajcn.117.155788

[Indexed for MEDLINE]