Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Women In Pregnancy

Iron Deficiency Anemia Among Women in Pregnancy

Introduction

The human body's most essential mineral is iron. It forms a part of haemoglobin, which is the blood component that carries oxygen all over the body. Iron needs changes with sex and age. Deficiency of iron can lead to anemia in the body, a condition in which number of red blood cells is less than its expected value (having less quantity of haemoglobin than its normal quantity in the blood). As a result, the capacity of blood carry oxygen decreased. In life there are some stages, when the ...