Around 1.5 billion people worldwide, iron deficiency anemia affects about 50% of the cases. Anemia in pregnancy often occurs due to which can affect condition both mother and fetus. Serum ferritin measurements have highest sensitivity specificity for diagnosis IDA unless there are underlying inflammatory conditions. In pregnant women, lower threshold value hemoglobin (Hb) is <11 g / dL trime...

Studies were made on the cellular components of the blood, the serum iron concentration, and the circulating blood and plasma volumes of rats in pregnancy and on the iron transport from the maternal blood to the conception products (uterus and its contents) using radioactive iron. Anemia of pregnancy developed and was most pronounced during late pregnancy when the conception products developed ...

BACKGROUND Anemia during pregnancy is a common problem in developing countries and affects both the mother's and her child's health. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and the factors associated with anemia among pregnant women. METHODS Facility based cross-sectional study design was conducted from June to August, 2011 on 374 pregnant women. Mothers who came f...

INTRODUCTION Parvovirus B19 virus commonly causes subclinical infection, but it can prove fatal to the fetus during pregnancy and cause severe anemia in an adult with hemolytic diseases. We present the case of a woman with autoimmune hemolytic anemia who was diagnosed with parvovirus B19-induced transient aplastic crisis during her second trimester of pregnancy and faced the high risk of both f...

BACKGROUND Teenage primigravida cause high morbidity and mortality to mother and fetus. OBJECTIVE To compare obstetric outcomes of teenage pregnancy with reproductive-age pregnancy (20-34 years), with a focus on the risk of low birth weight and anemia. MATERIAL AND METHOD A historical cohort study of 2922 primigravida women who gave birth between January 2005 and December 2009 at Sungaikolo...

Introduction: It is important to reduce the high incidence of anemia in pregnancy globally. Pregnant women need support their families face any difficulties order prevent anemia. Design and Methods: This study aims determine correlation between family role prevention pregnancy. cross-sectional was conducted August 2021 among 60 pregnant who went for check-ups at two primary healthcare centers S...

Anemia of pregnancy, an important risk factor for fetal and maternal morbidity, is considered a global health problem, affecting almost 50% of pregnant women. In this article, diagnosis and management of iron, cobalamin, and folate deficiencies, the most frequent causes of anemia in pregnancy, are discussed. Three clinical cases are considered. Iron deficiency is the most common cause. Laborato...

Background. Anemia during pregnancy is commonly caused by iron deficiency and can have severe consequences for both the mother and the developing fetus. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the safety and efficacy of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) in pregnant women. Methods. All women treated with FCM for anemia during pregnancy between 2010 and 2012 at our institution wer...

Anemia is the commonest problem in pregnancy in developing countries. Hence, the present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of anemia and to find out the correlation between hemoglobin concentration and other variables like age, severity of anemia, trimesters in pregnancy, etc. in Nepalese pregnant women of Biratnagar, Morang District. Hemoglobin (Hb) levels were used to estimate the...