UNDERSTANDING ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY, Andrei Rebarber, MD (Video)
When a woman’s body requires more iron than is available, iron deficiency anemia can occur during pregnancy. While mild anemia is common during pregnancy due to an increase in blood volume, more severe anemia may put the baby at a higher risk for anemia later in infancy. During pregnancy, a woman’s body produces more blood
PRIMARY CONDITIONS RELATED TO FETAL ANEMIA, Andrei Rebarber, MD (Video)
In the past, there was no way to identify babies that were anemic, even though doctors knew that they might be at risk. There are several risk factors for fetal anemia, one of which includes when the mother develops antibodies to certain proteins on the surface of red blood cells which then cross the placenta
THE TREATMENT OF ANEMIA AND PREGNANCY, Michael Silverstein, MD (Video)
During pregnancy, the body produces more blood to support the baby. And later in pregnancy, the baby steals iron from the mother in order to be healthy. Whether the mom has a lot of iron, the building block of red cells, or has very little iron, the baby will be born with a completely normal
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY?, Andrei Rebarber, MD (Digital)
Anemia is a medical condition in which your blood does not contain enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. These red blood cells and hemoglobin help to bind the oxygen, then transporting oxygen to cells throughout the body. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to developing anemia since they are producing more blood to support the
