What Is Iron Deficiency Anemia?
4. Pregnancy
As a fetus develops they will need an increasing volume of iron for their own blood. This puts more of a strain on the mother’s own stores of the metal, and this can cause the mother to become anemic. This is quite a normal phenomenon and is not necessarily something to be concerned about.
Anemia will not usually cause any harm to mother or child, although the mother can experience some unwelcome side-effects. More severe cases of anemia in pregnancy can result in problems like an early birth, however, so the condition should be treated. Thankfully, anemia in pregnancy is also usually easy to treat.
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