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  2. Anemia in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Anemia in pregnancy is a decrease in the total red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood during pregnancy. Anemia is an extremely common condition in pregnancy world-wide, conferring a number of health risks to mother and child. [ 2 ]

  3. Iron-deficiency anemia - Wikipedia

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    Iron deficiency in pregnancy appears to cause long-term and irreversible cognitive problems in the baby. [43] Iron deficiency affects maternal well-being by increasing risks for infections and complications during pregnancy. [44] Some of these complications include pre-eclampsia, bleeding problems, and perinatal infections. [44]

  4. Complications of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Anemia prevalences during pregnancy differed from 18% in developed countries to 75% in South Asia; culminating to a global rate of 38% of pregnancies worldwide. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 32 ] Treatment varies due to the severity of the anaemia, and can be used by increasing iron containing foods, oral iron tablets or by the use of parenteral iron .

  5. Dr. Jeff Hersh explains what causes anemia and options ... - AOL

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    Diseases/conditions that cause red blood cells to rupture, such as a reaction to severe infection/sepsis and certain immune disorders.Certain genetic conditions causing the red blood cells to be ...

  6. Folate deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Folate deficiency anemia during pregnancy may give rise to the birth of low weight birth premature infants and infants with neural tube defects. [6] Not consuming enough folate can lead to folate deficiency within a few months. [1] Otherwise, causes may include increased needs as with pregnancy, and in those with shortened red blood cell ...

  7. Anemia - Wikipedia

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    Anemia or anaemia (British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen.This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin available for oxygen transport, or abnormalities in hemoglobin that impair its function.

  8. Iron deficiency in adults may be more common than thought ...

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    Although doctors frequently screen for anemia — where a person has too few red blood cells due to low levels of iron — in routine blood tests, people can have enough red blood cells but still ...

  9. Reticulocytosis - Wikipedia

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    During pregnancy, folate deficiency can cause megaloblastic anemia in the mother and poses a significant neurological developmental risk for the fetus. Upon initiation of maternal folate supplementation to prevent fetal abnormalities, reticulocytosis is expected after 3–4 days of treatment. [9]