Iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy

ABSTRACT

A total of 115 patients with iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy was studied over a period of 2 years. These patients were selected randomly from antenatal wards of the Lady Willingdon Hospital, Lahore with selection based on clinical assessment and a haemoglobin of less than 10 gms/dl. PCV, red cell count and peripheral blood smear were done on all patients and MCV, MCH, MCHC were calculated. Serum iron/TIBC and serum ferritin were checked in a few patients. Poverty, malnutrition and multiparity were found to be common causes