[Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant immigrant women compared to ethnic Danish women].
The aim was to investigate the prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women emigrated from regions with a high prevalence of anaemia. Of a total of 1741 pregnant immigrant women referred to haemoglobinopathy screening, 406 immigrant women were included when matched by gestational age with a cohort of 205 pregnant ethnic Danish women. The prevalence of anaemia was 20.0% in the immigrant group compared to 4.9% among the Caucasian women, and iron parameters indicated iron-deficiency. Attention and nutritional counselling is thus needed on anaemia in this population group.
Nybo
Mads
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Rigshospitalet, Klinisk Biokemisk Afdeling. mads.nybo@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
Friis-Hansen
Lennart
L
Felding
Peter
P
Milman
Nils
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