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24 Ιαν 2020 · Overall, serum ferritin, if available, should be used in conjunction with hemoglobin concentration to more precisely define iron status in pregnancy. 42. Other iron biomarkers show promise in refining the diagnosis of iron deficiency in pregnant women.
Specific thresholds for ferritin are used to detect iron deficiency and overload in different age groups. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 42% of children less than 5 years of age and 40% of pregnant women worldwide are anaemic.
30 Νοε 2021 · If a person has symptoms of low iron, a doctor may decide to order several tests. They can use a complete blood count to check hemoglobin levels and a ferritin test to check iron levels.
Clinical symptoms and signs of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy are usually non-specific, unless the anaemia is severe. Fatigue is the most common symptom. Patients may complain of pallor, weakness, headache, palpitations, dizziness, dyspnoea and irritability.
Summary. Iron deficiency anaemia is a global health problem, which particularly affects pregnant women. Iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy is associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Maternal iron deficiency may also be associated with neurocognitive deficits in infants.
Iron sufficiency is essential for oxygen delivery to the maternal-placental-fetal unit to support the increased oxygen consumption demand of pregnancy. 1 Maintenance of adequate maternal hemoglobin concentrations supports the oxygen demands of the three components of the unit.
2 Οκτ 2019 · Anaemia in pregnancy can be caused by numerous other factors, including vitamin B12 and folate deficiency, the presence of a variant haemoglobin or thalassaemia, inflammatory disorders, haemolysis and blood loss, and, most commonly, by deficiency of iron.
