Explanation • Total iron requirement during pregnancy is est | NEET PG/NEXT (MCQs)

Explanation

• Total iron requirement during pregnancy is estimated approximately 1000 mg
• This iron is not squarely distributed throughout the pregnancy but mostly limited to the third trimester.
• Pregnancy is an inevitable iron deficiency state
• There is decreased serum iron, serum ferritin and reduced serum iron : Serum TIBC ratio
• TIBC is increased (as serum iron is decreased)