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Anjali was pregnant for the first time The news of her pregnancy had just sunk into her. She had started taking iron-folic acid tablets for the past two days as instructed by the ANM after her checkup. She was terrified to see the color of her stools. It was black. She got very scared and rushed to her Doctor. She narrated her concern to her Doctor. Her Doctor laughed and said, “Anjali - Don’t be scared, the color of your stools is because of the iron tablets that you are taking” Iron is very important for you and for the developing baby.