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Nutrients 2012, 4, 1317-1327; doi:10.3390/nu4091317 OPEN ACCESS nutrients ISSN 2072-6643 /journal/nutrients Article Poor Knowledge and Practices Related to Iodine Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation in Australian Women: Pre- and Post-Iodine Fortification Karen Charlton 1,*, Heather Yeatman 1, Catherine Lucas 1, Samantha Axford 1, 1 1 2 3 Luke Gemming , Fiona Houweling , Alison Goodfellow and Gary Ma 1 School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia; E-Mails: hyeatman@.au (H.Y.), cjl623@.au (C.L.); samaxford@ (S.A.); l.gemming@nihi.auckland.ac.nz (L.G.); fionahouweling@.au (F.H.) 2 Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW Health, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia; E-Mail: goodfellow@.au 3 Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; E-Mail: garyma@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: karenc@.au; Tel.: +6 1-2-422 1-4754; Fax: +6 1-2-422 1-3486. Received: 28 June 2012; in revised form: 31 July 2012 / Accepted: 12 September 2012 / Published: 20 September 2012 Abstract: A before-after review was undertaken to assess whether knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition, supplementation and fortification has improved in Australian women since the introduction of mandatory iodine fortification in 2009. Surveys of pregnant (n = 139) and non-pregnant (n = 75) women in 2007–2008