TABLE 2.

Iron intake recommendations and estimated intake: pregnant women in the United States and Europe¹

Source	Reference value, mg/d	Supplement recommendation	Mean intake, mg/d
United States
United States/IOM (6)	22/272	–	–
UpToDate (7)	–	15–30 mg/d increase	–
ACOG (8)	–	If IDA identified	–
CDC (9)	–	Universal	–
NHANES 1988–1994 (10)	–	–	78 (median: 58)
Europe	7/163,4	If at risk3	105

¹ACOG, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; IDA, iron deficiency anemia; IOM, Institute of Medicine.

²Estimated average requirement/Recommended Dietary Allowance.

³European Food Safety Authority (11).

⁴Average requirement/population reference intake.

⁵Milman (12).