Pregnancy complicated by anemia

When pregnancy complicated with anemia actually occurs, it mainly refers to the fact that during pregnancy, the blood volume in the body increases significantly, but the increase in plasma inside the body is greater than the increase in red blood cells. Therefore, at this time there will be severe blood dilution and physiological anemia. How to treat this type of pregnancy complicated with anemia?

The phenomenon of pregnancy complicated with anemia is mainly due to decreased resistance. At this time, it is very likely to cause severe fatigue, or symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, and even edema. It is also easy to cause serious complications, such as pregnancy-induced hypertension and premature placental detachment. In severe cases, it will cause anemic heart disease, heart failure or shock during delivery, and is more likely to have postpartum hemorrhage and infection.

Due to anemia and insufficient placental supply, it can cause intrauterine growth retardation, fetal distress, and even premature birth, stillbirth, and neonatal anemia. The normal iron content in the human body is about 2 grams for women, of which 65% is hemoglobin, and the remaining 35% is in the form of ferritin, myoglobin, peroxidase, cytochrome, etc. The available reserve iron is only about 100 mg.

The fetus's iron uptake is generally irreversible and is a unidirectional transport. When the mother suffers from severe iron deficiency, the hematopoietic function of her bone marrow is extremely reduced, causing severe anemia and leading to fetal growth retardation, premature birth, and stillbirth. Pregnant women will suffer from myocardial hypoxia, anemic heart, congestive heart failure, and concurrent infections.

We should not be anxious when severe pregnancy complicated with anemia occurs, although this disease may cause great harm to both pregnant women and fetuses. However, in our daily life, if we detect and treat pregnancy complicated with anemia in time, we can still cure this pregnancy complicated with anemia early.