Iron Status, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, and Mother-child Interactions

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Pregnant women between 18 - 40 years.
• •2. Mother expects to be the primary caregiver for the infant for study duration and will allow infant to be enrolled in the study..
• •3. Mother has no history of gastrointestinal or hematological disorders and not taking medications that interfere with hematopoiesis or absorption.
• •4. After birth, the mother and baby are healthy, delivery was of one infant only, infant gestational age ≥ 38 weeks, infant weight ≥ 2500 g (5.5 lbs), neither the mom nor the infant received a blood transfusion at or since delivery, and mom agrees to discontinue use of any iron containing medications.