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Is fetal monitoring recommended when administrating IV iron to a pregnant patient?
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Hematology · Georgetown University School of Medicine
There is no evidence of fetal harm with IV iron, and recommending this is inconvenient and unnecessary, and it does harm as it discourages necessary care. Two guideline papers, Van Doren et al., PMID 38282557, and Benson et al., PMID 40306833, as well as Anemia in Pregnancy in UpToDate, support this...