ArticleEClinicalMedicine2020
International values for haemoglobin distributions in healthy pregnant women.
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- Maternal hemoglobin concentrations across pregnancy and child health and development from birth through 6-7 years.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnaemia in pregnancy is a global health problem with associated morbidity and mortality.
methodsA secondary analysis of prospective, population-based study from 2009 to 2016 to generate maternal haemoglobin normative centiles in uncomplicated pregnancies in women receiving optimal antenatal care. Pregnant women were enrolled <14 weeks' gestation in the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study (FGLS) of the INTERGROWTH-21
findingsA total of 3502 (81%) of 4321 women who delivered a live, singleton newborn with no visible congenital anomalies, contributed at least one haemoglobin value. Median haemoglobin concentrations ranged from 114.6 to 121.4 g/L, 94 to 103 g/L at the 3
interpretationWe have generated International, gestational age-specific, smoothed centiles for maternal haemoglobin concentration compatible with better pregnancy outcomes, as well as adequate neonatal and early childhood morbidity, growth and development up to 2 years of age.
fundingBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant number 49038.
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