Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy: Novel Approaches for an Old Problem

Iron needs increase exponentially during pregnancy to meet the increased demands of the fetoplacental unit, to expand maternal erythrocyte mass, and to compensate for iron loss at delivery. In more than 80% of countries in the world, the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy is > 20% and could be con...

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Main Authors: Simone Garzon, Patrizia Maria Cacciato, Camilla Certelli, Calogero Salvaggio, Maria Magliarditi, Gianluca Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2020-09-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2724