released from RBC catabolism. Little is known about the relative use of these sources to
support fetal iron acquisition. Objectives To describe longitudinal change in iron absorption
and enrichment across gestation and partitioning of RBC iron to the fetus. Methods Fifteen
pregnant women ingested an oral stable iron isotope (57 Fe) in the second trimester (T2) of
pregnancy (weeks 14–16) to label the RBC pool, and a second oral stable isotope (58 Fe) in …