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Status of (A) iron and (B) zinc in pregnant women (18-43 years) by trimester and province assessed through serum ferritin and zinc levels, respectively.
Reference levels – ferritin: deficient <12 ng/mL, depleted Fe stores <15 ng/mL, sufficient >20 ng/mL; zinc deficiency: first trimester <8.6 μmol/L, second-third trimester <7.6 μmol/L.
