title: Erythropoiesis and the approach to anemia in premature infants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review causes of anemia in preterm infants and to suggest potential preventive measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data for this review is obtained from review of the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An approach to investigating and treating causes of neonatal anemia is outlined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical practices can significantly impact anemia in premature infants. Delayed cord clamping, decreasing phlebotomy loss and optimizing nutritional support are practices that may decrease the severity of anemia, thereby decreasing the need for transfusions or erythropoietin treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6320, USA. sjuul@uw.edu
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juul
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D003250:Constriction; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D018529:Nutritional Support; D013997:Time Factors; D014470:Umbilical Cord
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin