Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2006.1836.1838KhanAbdul RehmanKhanMuhammad HaleemHussainAtarad ChoudaryM. A.9200699A comparative study was carried out to develop a relationship between serum iron level of pregnant and lactating women with their ages, number of births, pregnancy/lactating periods and dietary iron intake over a period of eight months. The results showed that mean serum iron level of nursing mothers was higher than pregnant women. Formers consumed higher percentage of dietary iron (61% of the RDA) than latters (53% of the RDA). In both cases age had positive correlation with serum iron level. Number of births and pregnancy/lactating periods contributed significantly to the development of iron complications in both cases either independently or dependently. By unraveling the other frontiers like dietary habits, life styles, patterns of cooking, bioavailability of iron, social services and environmental factors, a proactive food chart can be developed that will be helpful to keep away IDA from women and newborns in future.]]>Ahmad, I. and F. Manan,19901990Annino, J.S. and R.W. Giese,19764th Edn.,pp: 329-32pp: 329-32Bhatt, R.,199747207214Arlin, M.,19772nd Edn.,pp: 233-335pp: 233-335Bothwell, T., R. Charlton, J. Cook and C. Finch,19791st Edn.,pp: 255pp: 255Diejomaeoh, F.M.E., A.A. Abdul and A.D. Adekile,199965299301Ganong, W.F., M.D. Jack and D. Lange,199115th Edn.,pp: 293pp: 293Hallberg, L. and E. Bjorn-Rasmussen,19729193197Hulten, L.E., A. Gramatkovski, A. Gleerup and L. Hallberg,199549794808Islam, M.Z., A.C. Lamberg, M.A. Bhuyan and Q. Salamatulla,200155598604Kapil, U. and P. Pathak,20031st Edn.,Muhammad, S.S.,199738082Passmore, J.B.,19762nd Edn.,pp: 58-59pp: 58-59Sharma, J.B.,19981998pp: 78-98pp: 78-98Stoltzfus, R. and M.L. Dreyfuss,1998Subramanian, K.S.,19878711Viteri, F.E.,1994352127139Wardlaw, G.M. and P.M. Insel,19953rd Edn.,pp: 532-534pp: 532-534WHO.,19721st Edn.,