Temporal trends of hemoglobin among pregnant women: The Mutaba'ah study.

Aminu S AbdullahiAbubaker SulimanMoien A B KhanHowaida KhairSaad Ghazal-AswadIffat ElbaraziFatima Al-MaskariTom LoneyRami H Al-Rifai'Luai Awad Ahmed

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The majority of pregnant women experienced low Hb levels during pregnancy. Changes in Hb levels during pregnancy were associated with parity, gravida, use of iron before pregnancy, and the presence of diabetes mellitus (type 1 or 2).

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control
insulin resistance
weight loss