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[Effects of iron-deficiency anemia on placenta and birth weight].

Ginecol Obstet Mex

February 2003

Unidad de Investigación Médica en Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia No. 15, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México.

Objective: To determine placenta alterations in iron deficiency anemia cases and the effect of this condition on birthweight.

Patients, Material And Methods: One hundred and fifty three women with term-pregnancy and their newborns were included. Patients with iron deficiency anemia were those with an hemoglobin of less than 11.

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