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<bold>Aim</bold>: Most pregnant women can achieve their caloric and nutritional needs by careful food choices during pregnancy, but there are fairly common situations when pregnant women develop anaemia, which needs to be managed properly to avoid maternal-foetal complications. The main objective of the study was to identify the nutritional factors favoring the occurrence of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women.
<bold>Methods</bold>: Data collection for the cross-sectional study was carried out using a questionnaire that provided information on nutrition and risk factors during pregnancy in a group of patients from Suceava. The questionnaire was given to pregnant women admitted to the Emergency County Hospital „Sfântul Ioan cel Nou” Suceava, Romania, between March and May 2017.
<bold>Results</bold>: The anaemia occured in 46.3% of pregnant women. Although 22.2% of pregnant women received oral iron supplementation, effects on anaemia correction were not observed (p=0.02). We found that weight status did not influence anaemic status (p=0.51), and the presence of anaemia in pregnancy was independent of risk factors for pregnancy (smoking, p=0.05; alcohol consumption, p=0.66), iron absorption inhibitors in the diet (coffee, p=0.33; tea, p=0.53), water intake (p=0.52) or night eating (p=0.27).
<bold>Conclusions</bold>: The results of dietary survey showed no direct link between the prevalence of anaemia and nutritional factors. Lower pre-pregnancy BMI was not associated with higher risk of iron deficiency anaemia, and daily iron supplementation during pregnancy did not meet the needs to counteract the anaemic syndrome. Nutrition education is particularly important for the prophylaxis of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women.
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Aim: Most pregnant women can achieve their caloric and nutritional needs by careful food choices during pregnancy, but there are fairly common situations when pregnant women develop anaemia, which needs to be managed properly to avoid maternal-foetal complications. The main objective of the study was to identify the nutritional factors favoring the occurrence of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women.
Methods: Data collection for the cross-sectional study was carried out using a questionnaire that provided information on nutrition and risk factors during pregnancy in a group of patients from Suceava. The questionnaire was given to pregnant women admitted to the Emergency County Hospital „Sfântul Ioan cel Nou” Suceava, Romania, between March and May 2017.
Results: The anaemia occured in 46.3% of pregnant women. Although 22.2% of pregnant women received oral iron supplementation, effects on anaemia correction were not observed (p=0.02). We found that weight status did not influence anaemic status (p=0.51), and the presence of anaemia in pregnancy was independent of risk factors for pregnancy (smoking, p=0.05; alcohol consumption, p=0.66), iron absorption inhibitors in the diet (coffee, p=0.33; tea, p=0.53), water intake (p=0.52) or night eating (p=0.27).
Conclusions: The results of dietary survey showed no direct link between the prevalence of anaemia and nutritional factors. Lower pre-pregnancy BMI was not associated with higher risk of iron deficiency anaemia, and daily iron supplementation during pregnancy did not meet the needs to counteract the anaemic syndrome. Nutrition education is particularly important for the prophylaxis of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women.

Nutrition in pregnancy – impact on anaemia in pregnant women

„Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava

Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine

„Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Department of Community Nutrition and Food Safety

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Aim: Most pregnant women can achieve their caloric and nutritional needs by careful food choices during pregnancy, but there are fairly common situations when...

Nutrition in pregnancy – impact on anaemia in pregnant women

Publié en ligne: 13 oct. 2022

Pages: 114 - 119

Reçu: 06 juin 2022

Accepté: 06 août 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0016

Mots clés
nutritional factors, pre-pregnancy BMI, iron deficiency anaemia, iron supplementation

© 2022 Oana Liliana Atomei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Nutrition in pregnancy – impact on anaemia in pregnant women

Publié en ligne: 13 oct. 2022

Pages: 114 - 119

Reçu: 06 juin 2022

Accepté: 06 août 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0016

Mots clésnutritional factors, pre-pregnancy BMI, iron deficiency anaemia, iron supplementation

© 2022 Oana Liliana Atomei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
nutritional factors, pre-pregnancy BMI, iron deficiency anaemia, iron supplementation