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RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN
Pages 24-25

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... If the first prenatal visit occurs in the first trimester, draw blood and determine hemoglobin and ferritin concentrations. Obtain medical evaluation when the hemoglobin concentration is <9.0 g/dl or the hemoglobin is between 9.0 and 10.9 g/dl and the serum ferritin concentration is >30 1lglliter.
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... D Screen High-Risk Women for Anemia at the 4- to 6-Week Postpartum Visit Screen women at high risk for iron deficiency anemia at the 4- to 6-week postpartum visit (risk factors include anemia continued through the third trimester, excessive blood loss during delivery, or multiple births)
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Key Terms

  • supplemental iron
  • serum ferritin
  • ferritin concentration
  • third trimester
  • anemia continued

  • prenatal visit
  • visit occurs
  • medical evaluation
  • blood specimen
  • postpartum visit

  • hemoglobin value
  • additional medical
  • deficiency anemia
  • prenatal visits
  • risk factors

  • subsequent prenatal
  • iron dose
  • blood loss
  • screen women
  • stop supplemental

  • include anemia
  • excessive blood
  • concentration declines
  • obtain medical
  • ferritin concentrations

  • iron deficiency
  • multiple births
  • factors include
  • hemoglobin levels
  • determine hemoglobin


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