Supplementing iron when you're pregnant gives your baby the iron he / she needs
Developing infants only get enough iron if their mothers have good levels
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Once a woman is pregnant, she needs to make sure her baby gets enough of the nutrients she or he needs. Iron is one of the most needed because it helps build the baby's organs and the extra the baby needs once born. Dr. Michael Georgieff, an iron expert, explains for Nutrition4Kids viewers how iron affects a baby's brain and organ development in this video, A pregnant mother's iron level and her newborn's, as part of a series where he answers parents' questions about iron's role in a baby's life, extending from the time of conception, through pregnancy and breastfeeding until a toddler turns two.
