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This study is to investigate the status of pregnancy anemia in 127 Korean pregnant women who have had antenatal care at the Dept. Of Obst. and Gyne. Seould National University Hospital and admitted for delivery. The changes in homoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, protein total, serum albumin, serum iron and total iron binding capacity during pregnancy have been observed. The followings are the summary result of this study. 1. The average hemoglobin levels were 11.8±1.22gm/100ml in first trimester, 11.6±1.42gm /100ml in second trimester, 11.2±1.44gm/100ml in third trimester and 11.1±1.36gm/100ml in puerperiu. The incidence of severe anemia with hemoglobin level below 10.0gm/100ml was 1.26 per cent of the total and onother 48 per cent were classified as mild anemia with hemoglobin level between 10.0gm/100ml and 12.0gm/100ml. 2. The majority of anemia cases were associated with serum iron and albumin deficiency. The incidence of serum iron deficiency was 79 per cent among the cases with severe anemia.
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