title: Supplementation with a dietary multicomponent (Lafergin(®)) based on Ferric Sodium EDTA (Ferrazone(®)): results of an observational study.
abstract: During pregnancy, iron deficiency anemia is recognized as a specific risk factor for both adverse maternal and perinatal outcome. We decided to test the hypothesis that the daily administration of Lafergin(®), a dietary multicomponent based on Ferrazone(®) (Ferric Sodium EDTA), Lactoferrin, Vitamin C and Vitamin B12, from first trimester of pregnancy until the end of gestation, may significantly reduce, in anemic women, the severity of anemia compared to controls who received ferrous sulfate or liposomal iron.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, ALTAMEDICA Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cignini
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, ALTAMEDICA Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mangiafico
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, ALTAMEDICA Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Padula
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, ALTAMEDICA Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Emidio
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, ALTAMEDICA Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Nella
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dugo
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Campus Biomedico University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aloisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, ALTAMEDICA Fetal-Maternal Medical Centre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giorlandino
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences. University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore Giovanni
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Vitale
keywords: anemia; birth wight; iron supplementation; pregnancy