Nurse-midwifery management of iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy.
Anemia is a common complication of pregnancy and is associated with preterm birth, low-birth-weight infants, and increased perinatal mortality. Anemia during pregnancy is most commonly caused by iron deficiency. This article reviews the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and nurse-midwifery management of iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy.
Department of Maternal Child Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Engstrom
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Sittler
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control
D006454:Hemoglobins