Hepcidin and Glucose Metabolism

Inclusion Criteria

• •week of pregnancy 24-28
• •pre-pregnancy BMI \<27.5kg/m2
• •singleton pregnancy
• •Hb \> 8.0 g/dl
• •Willing to either:
• •not take any iron supplements for 14 days (however, participants will receive a similar amount of total iron during the 4 study days that they would normally receive over 14 days) OR
• •to take the multivitamin "Burgerstein Schwangerschaft and Stillzeit" supplements over the 14 days (contains 30 mg iron)