THE IRONWOMAN STUDY – UPDATE
The Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) and St George’s Hospital, under the direction of Dr. Antonia Shand, a specialist in MFM, carry out a double-blind RCT oral and intravenous treatment with iron and its effect on quality of life. of the pregnant woman. course. More information about the study is available at
We are recruiting women with iron deficiency anemia at 26 – 32 + 6 weeks gestation. You can help a lot in identifying women who meet the hiring criteria:
+ 26 – 32 + 6 weeks of gestation
+ Ferritin <30
+ Hb 104
Recruitment has been a bit slow and we believe GPs could be the key to speeding up recruitment. If you know women booked in one of the two places above, send an email with the woman’s details to Jennifer.goth@health.nsw.gov.au.