What can you do to improve your iron intake? Here are some tips:

• Eat fruits and vegetables containing vitamin C such as strawberries, melons, oranges, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, pears and cantaloupe. Vegetables that contain vitamin C are leafy greens, broccoli, sweet potatoes and green peppers.
• Eat foods rich in iron such as red meat, cereals fortified with iron, egg yolks and liver.
• Avoid drinking tea during a meal. Tea contains tannin, which can inhibit iron absorption.
• Make sure you take your prenatal vitamins. Though iron supplements are all that's usually needed in most cases to rectify low-iron anemia, be sure and check with your doctor if you have any questions.