Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment in Pregnancy

Putu Doster Mahayasa, I Gde Sastra Winata and William Alexander Setiawan

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022, vol. 4, issue 4, 36-37

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

Keywords: Anemia; iron deficiency; pregnancy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.4.1289

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