| ABCB10 | ATP Binding Cassette super-family B member 10 |
| Alas1 | δ-aminolevulinate synthase 1 |
| AMBP | α-1-Microglobulin/Bikunin Precursor |
| Apo-Tf | Apo-Transferrin |
| CD163 | Cluster of Differentiation 163 |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CP | Ceruloplasmin |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CYT | Cytotrophoblast |
| DC | Dendritic Cell |
| DCYTB | Duodenal Cytochrome B |
| DEC | Decidual Cell |
| DMT1 | Divalent Metal Transporter 1 |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| ESF | Endometrial Stromal Fibroblast |
| EVCT | Extravillous Cytotrophoblast |
| FBXL5 | F-Box and Leucine rich repeat protein 5 |
| Fe2+ | Ferrous Iron |
| Fe3+ | Ferric Iron |
| FECH | Ferrochelatase |
| Fe-S cluster | Iron-Sulfur Cluster |
| FLVCR1 | Feline Leukemia Virus subgroup C Receptor-related protein 1 |
| FPN | Ferroportin |
| FTH1 | Ferritin Heavy chain 1 |
| FTL | Ferritin Light chain |
| FTMT | Mitoferritin |
| FXN | Frataxin |
| GPX4 | Glutathione Peroxidase 4 |
| HEPH | Hephaestin |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 alpha |
| HIF2α | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 2 alpha |
| Holo-Tf | Holo-Transferrin |
| HMOX1 | Heme Oxygenase 1 |
| HMOX2 | Heme Oxygenase 2 |
| HRG1 | Heme-Responsive Gene-1 |
| IRE | Iron-Responsive Element |
| IRP1 | Iron Regulatory Protein 1 |
| IRP2 | Iron Regulatory Protein 2 |
| JMJD6 | Jumonji Domain-containing protein 6 |
| LBW | Low Birthweight |
| LPCAT | Lysophosphatidylcholine Acyl- Transferase 3 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MFRN1 | Mitoferrin 1 |
| MFRN2 | Mitoferrin 2 |
| NAPDH | Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen |
| NCOA4 | Nuclear receptor Coactivator 4 |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| NTBI | Non-Transferrin Bound Iron |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PCBP1 | Poly-(rC)-Binding Protein 1 |
| PCBP2 | Poly-(rC)-Binding Protein 2 |
| PE | Preeclampsia |
| PPIX | Protoporphyrin IX |
| PTB | Preterm Birth |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid |
| RES | Reticuloendothelial System |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SAT1 | Spermidine/spermine N1-Acetyltransferase 1 |
| SGA | Small-for-Gestational Age |
| STEAP3 | Six-Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of Prostate 3 |
| SYN | Syncytiotrophoblast |
| Tf | Transferrin |
| TfR1 | Transferrin Receptor 1 |
| Tfrc | Transferrin Receptor C |
| TPM | Transcripts per Million |
| VHL | Von Hippel Lindau tumor suppressor gene |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| ZIP8 | Zrt- and Irt-like Protein 8 |
| ZIP14 | Zrt- and Irt-like Protein 14 |