Table 2.
Screening and therapy for iron deficiency and IDA during pregnancy according to different international guidelines (according to Helmer [29▪])
| Recommendations | WHO [30] | NICE [31] UK | SGGG [27▪▪] Switzerland | DGEM [32] Germany | NBA [33] Australia | Health Canada [34] |
| 1. Trimester | – | CBC | CBC + ferritin | – | CBC + ferritin (women at risk) | – |
| 2. Trimester | CBC (28. WOP) | Hb | ||||
| 3. Trimester | – | Hb | ||||
| Iron replacement | ||||||
| prophylactic | 30–60 mg/day | No | No | No | No | 16–20 mg/day |
| Therapeutic | 30–60 mg/day | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Folate replacement | ||||||
| Before pregnancy | 400 μg/day | 400 μg/day | 400 μg/day | 400 μg/day up to the 12th WOP | – | 400 μg/day |
| During pregnancy | 400 μg/day | 400 μg/day up to the 12th WOP | 400 μg/day up to the 12th WOP | 800 μg/day up to the 12th WOP | 400 μg/day | |
CBC, complete blood count; Hb, hemoglobin; WOP, week of pregnancy.