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flag New study links low iron in early pregnancy to 47% higher risk of newborn heart defects.

flag A new study links low iron levels in early pregnancy to a higher risk of congenital heart disease in newborns, potentially accounting for one in 20 cases in the UK. flag Researchers from the University of Oxford found that mothers who were anaemic in the first 100 days of pregnancy had a 47% higher chance of having a child with heart defects. flag The study, published in BJOG, suggests that iron supplementation before and during pregnancy might help prevent heart defects. flag Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect in the UK, affecting about 13 babies daily.

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