Enteral Iron Supplementation

Intended Audience: All neonatal nurses

NCC Category Codes: NIC3, NNP4

Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this column is to describe the etiology of iron deficiency anemia in neonates and to discuss recommendations for enteral iron supplementation in the neonatal population.

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this activity the learning will identify the indices for monitoring iron and will discuss the indications, dosing and contraindication for oral iron supplementation in infants.

Release Date: March/April 2026
Expiration Date: April 30, 2029

Disclosures:

No persons with the potential to control the content of this activity have relevant financial relationships with any commercial company that may be related to the subjects discussed within this article.
Neither ANN nor the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) endorses any commercial products discussed/displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

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Keywords: Fetal/Maternal, Hematology, Management, Pharmacology

Authors:

Susan Givens Bell DNP, MABMH, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC