title: [Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant immigrant women compared to ethnic Danish women].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, Klinisk Biokemisk Afdeling. mads.nybo@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
authors.forename: Mads
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nybo
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Friis-Hansen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felding
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milman