Enteral Iron Supplementation.

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• The aim is to highlight the importance of iron for fetal and neonatal development and the consequences of deficiency.
• Overview of iron’s role in hemoglobin and oxygen delivery.
• Discussion of iron deficiency, its severity, and monitoring indices.
• Guidelines for dosing of enteral iron and understanding contraindications.
• Iron is vital for both fetal and neonatal brain and physical development.
• Iron deficiency can severely impact development, ranging from mild to severe.
• Proper monitoring and dosing of enteral iron can prevent deficiency-related complications.