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Serial changes in serum hepcidin and ferritin concentrations during pregnancy and postpartum. (a) Median (IQR) serum hepcidin concentrations in 31 women during pregnancy and postpartum. ***Compared with first-trimester values, P < 0.0001. (b) Geometric mean ± SEM serum ferritin concentrations during pregnancy in women given oral iron supplementation (filled circles; n = 63) compared with controls (open circles; n = 57).
Source: Reproduced with permission from van Santen et al.25
