Oral versus intravenous iron therapy for correction of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy

Background: The high prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy has serious adverse consequences both mother and baby. Management should be given great importance obstetric practice.The study was undertaken to compare the efficacy oral iron (ferrous sulphate) intravenous sucrose complex management moderate pregnancy. Method: A randomized comparative hospital–based longitudinal analysis conducted Department Obstetrics Gynaecology a tertiary care hospital, involving 70 women with haemoglobin between 7- 9.9 g/dl serum ferritin < 50 mcg/l, attending antenatal clinic. Intravenous one group tablet ferrous sulfate (100 mg elemental iron) group. Treatment assessed by measurement reticulocytes on days 8, 15, 21 30 day 30. Result: An increase observed groups, rising from 8.26 ±0.764g/dl 11.08± 0.71g/dl 8.14±0.767 10.98 ±0.61 S.ferritin significantly higher side effects groups were negligible though there 3 dropouts due effects. Conclusion : Both sulphate are safe, convenient effective treatment deficiency pregnant effects, but is better improving restoring maternal stores