1. Expert recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia during pregnancy and the postpartum period in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Breymann, Christian, Bian, Xu-ming, Blanco-Capito, Lourdes R., Chong, Christopher, Mahmud, Ghazala, and Rehman, Rakhshanda
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IRON deficiency anemia diagnosis , *IRON deficiency anemia treatment , *THERAPEUTIC use of iron , *ANEMIA , *BLOOD transfusion , *INFUSION therapy , *INTRAVENOUS therapy , *IRON , *IRON deficiency anemia , *PUERPERIUM , *DISEASE prevalence , *PREGNANCY - Abstract
Anemia during pregnancy and the postpartum period is commonly caused by iron deficiency and is a significant worldwide issue with severe consequences for both mother and developing fetus. From a worldwide perspective, iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy is highest in the Asia-Pacific region; however, there has been little guidance in this region for safe and effective treatment. An expert panel was convened to develop a concise and informative set of recommendations for the treatment of IDA in pregnant and postpartum women in the Asia-Pacific region. This manuscript provides these recommendations and aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with IDA in pregnant and postpartum women in the Asia-Pacific region. The consensus recommendations define anemia as a hemoglobin (Hb) level <10.5 g/dL during pregnancy and <10 g/dL during the postpartum period, and provide cut-off Hb levels to initiate therapy with oral iron, intravenous iron or red blood cell transfusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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