Iron-deficiency anemia increases risk of preterm delivery.
In an inner-city sample of pregnant women, iron-deficiency anemia was associated with a higher risk of preterm delivery and low birth weight but not with small-for-gestational-age births. However, the prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (3.5%) explained only a small proportion of preterm deliveries.
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-4017.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors