Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Certainty of evidence
Low
Oral iron supplementation, either alone or in combination with folic acid supplementation, may be provided to postpartum women for 6–12 weeks following childbirth for reducing the risk of anaemia in settings where gestational anaemia is of public health concern
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Guideline: Iron supplementation in postpartum women
Year2016
InstitutionWorld Health Organization