| AAP | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| ABR | Auditory brainstem-evoked response |
| AGA | Appropriate-for-gestational-age |
| BPD | Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
| CHr | Reticulocyte hemoglobin content |
| CRP | C reactive protein |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DCC | Delayed cord clamping |
| DHAA/TAA | Oxidized to total ascorbic acid ratio |
| DMT1 | Divalent metal transporter 1 |
| ELBW | Extremely low birth weight |
| ESPGHAN | The European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition |
| GGT | Gamma-glutamyltransferase |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HIE | Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy |
| ICH | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| ID | Iron deficiency |
| IDA | Iron deficiency anemia |
| IUGR | Intrauterine growth restriction |
| i.v. | Intravenous |
| IVH | Intraventricular hemorrhage |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NTBI | Non-transferrin-bound iron |
| PVL | Periventricular leukomalacia |
| PWM | Punctate white matter lesions |
| RBC | Red blood cells |
| RET-He | Reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent |
| rHuEPO | Recombinant human erythropoietin |
| ROP | Retinopathy of prematurity |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SF | Serum ferritin |
| SGA | Small-for-gestational-age |
| STfR1 | Soluble transferrin receptor |
| TACO | Transfusion-associated circulatory overload |
| TfR1 | Transferrin receptor |
| TIBC | Total iron bind capacity |
| TRALI | Transfusion-related acute lung injury |
| UCM | Umbilical cord milking |
| VLBW | Very low birth weight |
| ZnPP/H | Zinc protoporphyrin to heme ratio |