Status quo of iron supplementation before pregnancy and during pregnancy and its influence on anemia in pregnant and lying-in women* / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the status quo of the iron supplementation before pregnancy and during pregnancy and its influence on anemia in pregnant and lying-in women .Methods By adopting the stratified random sampling method ,the pregnant women with at least 37-week pregnancy or lying-in women during puerperium with hospital delivery in the midwifery institutions , moreover taking at least once blood routine examination during pregnancy or on 3 -7 d after delivery ,were taken as the research subjects .The questionnaire investigation and blood testing were applied to understand their status quo of iron supplementation and anemia .Results 2 019 pregnant and lying-in women wer einvestigated .Among them ,32 .19% of pregnant and lying-in women had the iron supplementation before pregnancy or during pregnancy .The period and frequency of iron supplementation were mainly the pregnant period and once a day .91 .54% of iron supplementation was conducted under the doctor′s guidance .The prevalence of ane-mia in the pregnant women with iron supplementation was lower than that in the pregnant women without iron supplementation . Conclusion Iron supplementation can be effective in preventing anemia of pregnant and lying-in women .It is suggested that scien-tific and rational iron supplements should be performed from prepregnancy to throughout pregnant period for reducing the occur-rence of anemia .