Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pregnancy

Abstract

A clinical study of 82 pregnant women (40 pregnant women without anaemia[control
group]and 42 pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia ) attending the child and
maternal health care center in Mosul . Each pregnant woman was evaluated clinically and
laboratory investigations have been done including haemoglobin, PCV, serum iron ,TIBC
and TS%.
The results showed no significant differences between gestational age in pregnant
women with iron deficiency anaemia and their control. On the other hand,low level of
haemoglobin and PCV were recorded. The reduction increased with advancement in
pregnancy in pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia, especially at the third trimester
when it was a significant reduction (P< 0.001, P< 0.01 respectively).Comparing to the
pregnant controls, significant differences between serum iron and TIBC were also noticed
between pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia and pregnant controls (P< 0.001).
This study also revealed a reduction in the level of serum iron of pregnant women with iron
deficiency anaemia at all trimesters, especially the third trimester, (P< 0.001), in comparison
with similar trimester in the ordinary pregnancies.