Publications

Iron-deficiency anemia is the most frequent form of anemia in pregnancy and can haveserious consequences for both the mother and fetus. The majority of women do not haveadequate iron stores to meet the dramatic increase in requirements during the second andthird trimester of pregnancy. However, there is increasing evidence that intravenous iron ismore effective, provides more rapid haemoglobin correction, corrects iron stores and isbetter tolerated than oral iron in treating iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy. Thereported prevalence of anemia in this study is high and routine screening of pregnant womenis highly recommended and further studies to explore during pregnancy is a public healthproblem in developed and developing countries. Pregnant women are at risk of developinganemia due to increased nutrient needs which include iron, folate and Vitamin B12 andhaemo-dilution during pregnancy.