Why most women have an anemia?Most of the mothers are affected with iron deficiency anemia due to excessive loss of blood during giving birth, menstruation and other factors like miscarriage, bleeding from the stomach, or having cancer or parasite like hookworm. Menstrual bleeding and giving birth may reduce the iron stored in the body.Human body [...]
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Anemia is a condition of too few red blood cells, or a lowered ability of the red blood cells to carry oxygen or iron. Tissue enzymes dependent on iron can affect cell function in nerves and muscles. The fetus is dependent on the mother’s blood and anemia can cause poor fetal growth, preterm birth, and [...]
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Iron deficiency during pregnancy appears to be a common problem. About 30 mg of iron is required by a pregnant woman, which is double the amount of normal requirement. Iron is necessary for the formation of hemoglobin in blood of both the mother and the child.
The amount of blood increases by 40% during pregnancy. This [...]
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