Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy

Sheena Harris, MD, MPH

Joseph Merfeld, MD

Stephen Kane, MD

American Family Physician. 2025;112(2):213-214.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

SHEENA HARRIS, MD, MPH, US Preventive Services Task Force Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland

JOSEPH MERFELD, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

STEPHEN KANE, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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This series is coordinated by Joanna Drowos, DO, contributing editor.

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