Anemia Ferropénica en el embarazo.

Anemia is one of the problems that has the most repercussions, as it is related to pregnancy, various obstetric pathologies could develop such as low birth weight, preterm delivery and increased perinatal mortality, several authors point out that it also it could be associated with postpartum depression. Anemia is the deficiency of iron in the blood. In medical terms, it is the hemoglobin concentration less than 11g / dl according to the WHO criteria, for this it is classified as severe: <7g / dl, moderate from 7 to 9 g / dl, mild> 9 to 11 mg / dl. Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy is due to a deficiency of iron that the body needs to make hemoglobin. The recommended treatment is a diet rich in iron, vitamin C that helps its absorption, and iron supplements. The prevalence during pregnancy is 46.9% with anemia. There is approximately 40% of pregnant women worldwide who suffer from some degree of anemia. In 2016, in a sample of 25 patients diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, 76% had mild anemia, while 24% had moderate anemia according to clinical severity based on hemoglobin concentration.

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Mendoza Santana, Neidy Elizabeth (author)
• التنسيق: bachelorThesis
• منشور في: 2020
• الموضوعات: Anemia; Hierro; Embarazo; Anemia Ferropénica
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://dspace.utb.edu.ec/handle/49000/8398