Prediction of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Third Trimester of Pregnancy Based on Data in the First Trimester: A Prospective Cohort Study in a High-Income Country.
Anne-Sophie ResseguierCandy Guiguet-AuclairAnne Debost-LegrandAnne-Françoise Serre-SapinLaurent GerbaudFrançoise VendittelliMarc RuivardPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
The prevalence of anemia at the end of pregnancy remained high in a High-Income Country. Clinical, social, and biochemical parameters did not seem useful to predict anemia at T3 and could not guide iron supplementation. We suggest systematically performing a simple blood count in the first trimester of pregnancy and offering oral iron supplementation for women with Hb < 120 g/L.