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Milk iron content in breast-feeding mothers after administration of intravenous iron sucrose complex

Objective: To study the transfer of parenteral iron sucrose into maternal milk in the postpartum period.

Study design: Ten healthy lactating mothers with functional iron deficiency 2–3 days after delivery received 100 mg intravenous iron sucrose and were observed together with a control group (n=5) without iron treatment during four days...

Keywords: Iron content, iron sucrose, lactation, milk, mother, postpartum