Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy: A Brief Review
This paper highlights iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy; its prevalence, causes, screening, and management. Iron deficiency is a spectrum that ranges from iron depletion to iron deficiency anaemia. Iron deficiency is the most common and leading cause of anaemia in pregnancy both in developed and...
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This paper highlights iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy; its prevalence, causes, screening, and management. Iron deficiency is a spectrum that ranges from iron depletion to iron deficiency anaemia. Iron deficiency is the most common and leading cause of anaemia in pregnancy both in developed and underdeveloped countries. The incidence of iron deficiency anaemia varies worldwide depending on differences in race, socioeconomic factors, nutritional status, health condition, and the frequency of parasitic illnesses. Untreated Iron deficiency has significant adverse foetal and maternal consequences. The management of iron deficiency anaemia includes education regarding dietary modification, specifically ways to enhance iron absorption and iron supplementation. Although oral supplementation is typically the mainstay of treatment, more severe cases of iron deficiency anaemia may require intravenous supplementation.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1899c531fa264b098725c00f668d109f2023-06-29T14:22:36ZengPoznan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Medical Science2353-97982353-98012023-06-0192210.20883/medical.e776Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy: A Brief ReviewZarau Uba Yusuf0Nathan Isaac Dibal1Musa Samaila Chiroma2National Open University of NigeriaDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, NigeriaDepartment of Human Anatomy, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria This paper highlights iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy; its prevalence, causes, screening, and management. Iron deficiency is a spectrum that ranges from iron depletion to iron deficiency anaemia. Iron deficiency is the most common and leading cause of anaemia in pregnancy both in developed and underdeveloped countries. The incidence of iron deficiency anaemia varies worldwide depending on differences in race, socioeconomic factors, nutritional status, health condition, and the frequency of parasitic illnesses. Untreated Iron deficiency has significant adverse foetal and maternal consequences. The management of iron deficiency anaemia includes education regarding dietary modification, specifically ways to enhance iron absorption and iron supplementation. Although oral supplementation is typically the mainstay of treatment, more severe cases of iron deficiency anaemia may require intravenous supplementation. https://jms.ump.edu.pl/index.php/JMS/article/view/776anaemiairon deficiencypregnancyiron supplements |
| spellingShingle | Zarau Uba Yusuf Nathan Isaac Dibal Musa Samaila Chiroma Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy: A Brief Review Journal of Medical Science anaemia iron deficiency pregnancy iron supplements |
| title | Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy: A Brief Review |
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| title_short | Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy: A Brief Review |
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