Anemia with hemoglobin levels less than 6 gr/dl is associated with poor pregnancy outcome. Prematurity, spontaneous abortions, low birth weight, and fetal deaths are complications of severe maternal anemia. Nevertheless, a mild to moderate iron deficiency does not appear to cause a significant ...
The lack of hemoglobin during pregnancy and a suggestion on the prophylaxis of anemia : Jerlov, E.: Acta obst. et gynec. Scandinav. 8: 356, 1929doi:10.1016/S0002-9378(32)90865-5J.P. GreenhillAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology...
diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy in China suggest that through active monitoring of hemoglobin and serum iron,dietary iron supplementation should be strengthened to prevent anemia during pregnancy,thus avoiding the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes...
If you have lower than normal levels of hemoglobin or hematocrit, you may have iron-deficiency anemia. Your doctor may check other blood tests to determine if you have iron deficiency or another cause for your anemia. Even if you don't have anemia at the beginning of your pregnancy, your ...
Iron, being one of the most versatile elements, has notably shown to be associated with hematological development of hemoglobin and myoglobin, and heme generation/degradation from the cytosol and mitochondrial matrix and as well as splenic tissue, respectively [101,102]. Iron also functions as a ...
A condition in which the concentration of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin is too low to supply enough oxygen to the tissues of the body. See also sickle cell anemia. anemic adjective The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton...
Nowadays anemia is the most common disease of internal medicine during pregnancy. It could cause harmful consequences both to mother and to child.authors examined connection between the blood count data (hemoglobin, red cell mean corpuscular volume), the ferritin level and the pregnancy age, the mo...
3 Delivery itself is a factor as up to 20% of women with normal hemoglobin values in the last trimester of pregnancy, were discovered to have anemia at their first postpartum visit.4 Among low income women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found the prevalence of anemia...
Iron is a necessary ingredient for the body to make hemoglobin, a protein that transports oxygen throughout the body. In some people, iron deficiency can lead to low hemoglobin levels, known as iron deficiency anemia. Up to 1 in 5 pregnant individuals in the US have low iron levels, and ...
Interaction of iron deficiency anemia and hemoglobinopathies among college students and pregnant women: a multi center evaluation in India. Hemoglobin. 2014;38:252–7. Article CAS Google Scholar Hambidge KM, Westcott JE, Garces A, Figueroa L, Goudar SS, Dhaded SM, et al. A multicountry ...