Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy

Malinowski and Murji present several facts about iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes. Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. It has been linked...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 193; no. 29; pp. E1137 - E1138
Main Authors: Malinowski, A. Kinga, Murji, Ally
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Canada Elsevier Inc 26.07.2021
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Subjects:
Adult
Anemia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - drug therapy
Demographic aspects
Female
Forecasts and trends
Hemoglobin
Humans
Internal Medicine
Iron
Iron - therapeutic use
Iron Deficiencies - complications
Iron Deficiencies - epidemiology
Iron deficiency anemia
Maternal & child health
Obstetrics
Patients
Practice
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - etiology
Pregnancy Complications - physiopathology
Pregnancy, Complications of
Premature birth
Risk factors
Canada
ISSN:0820-3946, 1488-2329, 1488-2329
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Summary:Malinowski and Murji present several facts about iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common during pregnancy and are associated with adverse outcomes. Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada. It has been linked with low birth weight, small for gestational age size, preterm birth, need for blood transfusion for the mother, postpartum hemorrhage and long-term neurocognitive effects in childhood.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.210007