(MUICs) among pregnant women were below 150 μg/L, which is indicative of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency. As with folic acid requirements during pregnancy, knowledge and practices related to iodine nutrition have been identified to be inadequate among Australian pregnant women. A pre-post fortification study reported an improvement in iodine status since 2009 in pregnant women, but only those taking supplements containing iodine had a MUIC indicative of sufficiency. Other studies have reported similar findings and a small study in lactating women (n = 60) identified this group to be at risk of inadequate intakes, even in the presence of the fortification programme.