No Support for Iron Boost in Pregnancy, Infants

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has affirmed previous recommendations of insufficient evidence for iron supplements in non-anemic pregnant women and asymptomatic infants, ages 6 to 24 months. An update to their 2006 recommendations about iron supplementation, drafts of the newer recommendation statements have been posted to the USPSTF website for public comment. The comment period ends at midnight ET on April 28.http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/50749?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-04-01&eun=g721819d0r&userid=721819&mu_id=5883165