Anemia is a problem of not having enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the body’s tissues.
Hemoglobin is a protein found in red cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all other organs in the body. Having anemia can cause
- tiredness
- weakness
- shortness of breath.
Severe anemia may have adverse effects on the mother and the fetus. Anemia with hemoglobin levels less than 6 gr/dl is associated with poor pregnancy outcome.
- Prematurity
- Spontaneous abortions
- Low birth weight
- Fetal deaths are complications of severe maternal anemia.
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