ABC of antenatal care. Medical problems in pregnancy--II.
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ABC of antenatal care. Medical problems in pregnancy--II.
* Serum ferritin I icy A few pregnant women may have a chronic haematological condition Range from before pregnancy; some acquire anaemia during pregnancy as a result )00-6000 of dietary changes and the metabolic demands of pregnancy on maternal 500-1800 and fetal physiology. 4-5 Clinical anaemia is often asymptomatic in pregnancy as small falls below 10-15 the widely accepted lower limit of ha...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6788.1327