<prompt> Total amount of iron needed by the fetus during entire pregnancy is:500 mg1000 mg800 mg300 mg  <response>: Ans. is d, i.e. 300 mgRef. Dutta Obs. 7e, p 55, Shiela Balakrishnan TB of Obstetrics 1e, p 336In a normal pregnancy, the total amount of iron required by a pregnant female is 900-1000 mg. This is because of the following needs--Total amount of iron required during pregnancy is 1000 mg, i.e 4-6 mgday which can be calculated as:Fetusandplacentarequire-300mgGrowingRBCofthemotherrequire-500mgLostthroughsweat,urineandfaeces-200mg Lostatthetimeofdelivery-200mg ????? 1200 Amount of iron saved dt amenorrhea - 300 mgSo approximately 1200-300900-1000mg is required during pregnancy.From the above calculations, it is clear that amount of iron required by fetus is 300 mg. 