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Iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy

Australia

• Nutrients
  • Are Pregnant Women Who Are Living with Overweight or Obesity at Greater Risk of Developing Iron Deficiency/Anaemia? [2021]

• Queensland Health
  • Iron optimisation in maternity

• SA Health
  • Perinatal Anaemia and Iron Infusion

Australia, New Zealand

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • The use of intravenous iron in pregnancy: for whom and when? A survey of Australian and New Zealand obstetricians [2020]

Austria

• Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
  • Diagnosis and Therapy of Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Recommendation of the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG) [2022]

Bangladesh

• Nutrients
  • What Makes Bangladeshi Pregnant Women More Compliant to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Survey Result [2023]

Brazil

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2023]

Canada

• Alberta Health Services
  • Anemia and iron deficiency in pregnancy

• Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
  • Screening and Treatment of Obstetric Anemia: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Guidelines [2019]

• CMAJ
  • Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy [2021]

China

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency anemia in Chinese pregnant women (IRON WOMEN): a national cross-sectional survey [2020]

Denmark

• Journal of Nutritional Science
  • Iron supplementation during the first trimester of pregnancy after a national change of recommendation: a Danish cross-sectional study [2022]

Ethiopia

• Advances in Preventive Medicine
  • Compliance to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Association with the Number of ANC Visits in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2019]

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Individual and contextual-level factors associated with iron-folic acid supplement intake during pregnancy in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis [2023]
  • Adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]
  • Differences in spatial distributions of iron supplementation use among pregnant women and associated factors in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2011 national population based survey [2017]

• Heliyon
  • Individual and community-level determinants of Iron-Folic Acid Intake for the recommended period among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis [2021]

• Reproductive Health
  • Adherence of iron and folic acid supplementation and determinants among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2019]

Europe

• Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Dietary Iron Intake in Pregnant Women in Europe: A Review of 24 Studies from 14 Countries in the Period 1991–2014 [2020]

France

• Women's Health
  • Assessment of Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Pregnant Women: An Observational French Study [2016]

India

• Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India
  • Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy [2017]

• Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
  • Comparison of different doses of daily iron supplementation for anemia prophylaxis in pregnancy: A systematic review [2020]

Indonesia

• Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Nutritional contributors to maternal anemia in Indonesia: Chronic energy deficiency and micronutrients [2020]

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
  • Probability of non-compliance to the consumption of Iron Tablets in pregnant women in Indonesia [2022]

International

• Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Iron supplements in pregnant women with normal iron status: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2023]

• Current Opinion in Anesthesiology
  • Current concepts in postpartum anemia management [2024]
  • Current concepts in preoperative anemia management in obstetrics [2023]

• Diagnostics
  • Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pregnancy: A Narrative Review from a Clinical Perspective [2024]

• Family Practice
  • The benefits and harms of oral iron supplementation in non-anaemic pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2025]

• Frontiers in Public Health
  • The global burden of maternal disorders attributable to iron deficiency related sub-disorders in 204 countries and territories: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study [2024]

• Indian Journal of Medical Research
  • Clinical effectiveness of ferric carboxymaltose (iv) versus iron sucrose (iv) in treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

• International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • Screening and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: A review and appraisal of current international guidelines [2024]
  • Identification and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review and quality appraisal of guidelines using AGREE II [2024]

• Lancet Haematology
  • Iron (Fe) preparations for women of Reproductive age with Iron Deficiency Anaemia in pregnancy: FRIDA, a systematic review and network meta-analysis [2021]

• Scientific Reports
  • Clinical outcome post treatment of anemia in pregnancy with intravenous versus oral iron therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

• Systematic Reviews
  • Intravenous iron versus blood transfusion for postpartum anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

Iran

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Iron deficiency anemia status in Iranian pregnant women and children: an umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis [2024]

Latvia

• Medicina
  • Iron Status in Pregnant Women in Latvia: An Epidemiological, Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study According to WHO and UK Criteria [2022]

Low and middle income countries

• Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Systematic review on supplementation, fortification, and food-based interventions for preventing iron deficiency anemia in low- and middle-income countries [2025]

• Journal of Global Health
  • Current levels of coverage of iron and folic acid fortification are insufficient to meet the recommended intake for women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries [2021]

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Antenatal care is associated with adherence to iron supplementation among pregnant women in selected low-middle-income-countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America & the Caribbean regions: Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys [2023]

• Nutrients
  • Reducing the Burden of Anemia and Neural Tube Defects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Analysis to Identify Countries with an Immediate Potential to Benefit from Large-Scale Mandatory Fortification of Wheat Flour and Rice [2021]

• Reproductive Health
  • Intermittent versus daily oral iron folic acid supplementation and pregnancy outcome in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies [2025]

Malawi

• Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Examining the Role of Health Facilities in Supporting Iron Folic Acid Supplementation Adherence Among Women in Malawi (OR25-03-19) [2019]

Nepal

• Journal of Nutrition
  • Antenatal Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation Reduces Neonatal and Under-5 Mortality in Nepal [2015]

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • A review of the maternal iron and folic acid supplementation programme in Nepal: Achievements and challenges [2022]

Nigeria

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Prevalence of and risk factors for iron deficiency among pregnant women with moderate or severe anaemia in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study [2024]

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Factors associated with compliance to recommended micronutrients uptake for prevention of anemia during pregnancy in urban, peri-urban, and rural communities in Southeast Nigeria [2016]

Norway

• Journal of Nutritional Science
  • Prevalence of postpartum anaemia and iron deficiency by serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor and total body iron, and associations with ethnicity and clinical factors: a Norwegian population-based cohort study [2022]

Pakistan

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Predictors of iron consumption for at least 90 days during pregnancy: Findings from National Demographic Health Survey, Pakistan (2017–2018) [2021]

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Uncovering the hidden health burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of iron deficiency anemia among adolescents, and pregnant women in Pakistan [2024]

Philippines

• Nutrients
  • Factors Influencing the Compliance of Pregnant Women with Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation in the Philippines: 2017 Philippine Demographic and Health Survey Analysis [2021]

Portugal

• Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
  • Oral Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy: Current Recommendations and Evidence-Based Medicine [2021]

Singapore

• BMC Public Health
  • Iron status and risk factors of iron deficiency among pregnant women in Singapore: a cross-sectional study [2019]

Spain

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Applying reflective multicriteria decision analysis to understand the value of therapeutic alternatives in the management of gestational and peripartum anaemia in Spain [2022]

Sri Lanka

• BMJ Global Health
  • The need for standard definitions in global data comparison: lessons from studying the prevalence of anaemia during pregnancy in Sri Lanka [2021]

Sub-Saharan Africa

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Iron supplementation and deworming during pregnancy reduces the risk of anemia and stunting in infants less than 2 years of age: a study from Sub-Saharan Africa [2023]

• Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Adherence to Iron Supplementation in 22 Sub-Saharan African Countries and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women: A Large Population-Based Study [2019]

• PLoS ONE
  • Compliance with Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) and associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]

Taiwan

• Nutrients
  • Associations of Dietary Patterns and Vitamin D Levels with Iron Status in Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taiwan [2023]
  • Associations of Food and Nutrient Intake with Serum Hepcidin and the Risk of Gestational Iron-Deficiency Anemia among Pregnant Women: A Population-Based Study [2021]

Tanzania

• Frontiers in Public Health
  • Factors Associated With Uptake of Iron Supplement During Pregnancy Among Women of Reproductive Age in Tanzania: an Analysis of Data From the 2015 to 2016 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicators Survey [2021]

Turkey

• Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy and the postpartum period: Iron deficiency anemia working group consensus report [2015]

United Kingdom

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Screening for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: a structured review and gap analysis against UK national screening criteria [2015]

• British Society for Haematology
  • UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy [2020]

• Right Decisions
  • Iron Deficiency Management during Pregnancy and the Puerperium

• WISDOM
  • Management of Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Obstetrics including Iron Infusion (Ferric Derisomaltose Pharmacosmos 100mg/ml) [2023]

United States

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation [2024]

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Anemia Among Pregnant Women Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — United States, 2008–2018 [2022]

• Hematology: the American Society of Hematology Education Program
  • Identifying and treating iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy [2023]

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  • Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation [2024]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Improving antenatal iron-containing supplementation indicators: a report on key informant interviews, an online survey and DHS data analyses [2020]
  • Developing and validating an iron and folic acid supplementation indicator for tracking progress towards global nutrition monitoring framework targets: final report June 2018 [2018]
  • Guideline: Iron supplementation in postpartum women [2016]
  • Guideline: daily iron and folic acid supplementation in pregnant women [2012]
  • Antenatal iron supplementation

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• Topic
  • Hematologic diseases in pregnancy, anemia in pregnancy