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      Factors associated with iron deficiency in pregnant women seen at a public prenatal care service Translated title: Fatores associados à deficiência de ferro em gestantes atendidas em serviço público de pré-natal

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          OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the frequency of iron deficiency and its association with socioeconomic, obstetric, and nutritional factors in pregnant women. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included women on the second trimester of pregnancy seen at a public prenatal care facility of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil from May 2008 to May 2009. Socioeconomic, nutritional, and obstetric data were compared with markers of iron stores. RESULTS: During the study period, 146 pregnant women met the inclusion criteria. The frequency of anemia characterized by abnormal hemoglobin level, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume varied from 3% to 5%. However, 11% of the women had high transferrin levels and 39% had low ferritin levels. Before pregnancy, 21% of the women were underweight and 29% were overweight or obese. During pregnancy, the percentage of overweight or obese women rose to 40%. History of miscarriages, higher gestational age, and excess weight before pregnancy were associated with markers of iron stores at abnormal levels. Consumption of specific food groups was not associated with abnormal marker levels. CONCLUSION: Serum ferritin was the most sensitive indicator of iron deficiency. Excess weight and anemia were concomitant.

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          OBJETIVO: Verificar a frequência de deficiência de ferro e sua associação com fatores socioeconômicos, obstétricos e nutricionais em gestantes. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal desenvolvido com gestantes no segundo trimestre da gestação atendidas em ambulatório de pré-natal da rede pública de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, entre maio de 2008 e maio de 2009. Dados sobre as características socioeconômicas, nutricionais e obstétricas foram relacionados aos indicadores de reservas de ferro. RESULTADOS: No período do estudo, 146 gestantes atenderam aos critérios de inclusão na pesquisa. A frequência de anemia variou de 3% a 5%, considerando-se os valores para hemoglobina, hematócrito e volume corpuscular médio. Entretanto, a frequência de alterações nos indicadores de reservas de ferro variou de 11% para transferrina a 39% para ferritina. No período pré-gestacional, 21% das gestantes apresentavam baixo peso e 29% excesso de peso (sobrepeso ou obesidade); no período gestacional, a ocorrência de excesso de peso aumentou (40%). Histórico de aborto, idade gestacional e status de peso pré-gestacional se associaram às alterações nos indicadores de reservas de ferro. Não se observou associação entre o consumo de grupos de alimentos e alterações nos indicadores de reservas de ferro. CONCLUSÃO: O indicador mais sensível na identificação da deficiência de ferro foi a ferritina sérica. Observou-se concomitância de excesso de peso e deficiência de ferro.

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          Prevalence & consequences of anaemia in pregnancy.

          Prevalence of anaemia in India is among the highest in the world. Prevalence of anaemia is higher among pregnant women and preschool children. Even among higher income educated segments of population about 50 per cent of children, adolescent girls and pregnant women are anaemic. Inadequate dietary iron, folate intake due to low vegetable consumption, perhaps low B12 intake and poor bioavailability of dietary iron from the fibre, phytate rich Indian diets are the major factors responsible for high prevalence of anaemia. Increased requirement of iron during growth and pregnancy and chronic blood loss contribute to higher prevalence in specific groups. In India, anaemia is directly or indirectly responsible for 40 per cent of maternal deaths. There is 8 to 10-fold increase in MMR when the Hb falls below 5 g/dl. Early detection and effective management of anaemia in pregnancy can contribute substantially to reduction in maternal mortality. Maternal anaemia is associated with poor intrauterine growth and increased risk of preterm births and low birth weight rates. This in turn results in higher perinatal morbidity and mortality, and higher infant mortality rate. A doubling of low birth weight rate and 2 to 3 fold increase in the perinatal mortality rates is seen when the Hb is <8 g/dl. Intrauterine growth retardation and low birth weight inevitably lead to poor growth trajectory in infancy, childhood and adolescence and contribute to low adult height. Parental height and maternal weight are determinants of intrauterine growth and birth weight. Thus maternal anaemia contributes to intergenerational cycle of poor growth in the offspring. Early detection and effective management of anaemia in pregnancy can lead to substantial reduction in undernutrition in childhood, adolescence and improvement in adult height.
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            Nutritional concerns in pregnancy are gaining increasing importance as problems with obesity, poor nutrition, and improper weight gain during pregnancy have been shown to result in morbidity for mother and infant during the pregnancy. More recent studies show that the impact of poor nutrition in pregnancy extends for decades to follow for the mother and the offspring. Clearly, prevention of problems is the best approach. This article discusses aspects of, and controversies concerning, prenatal weight gain and specific nutrients, and special patient groups who may benefit from intervention by a registered dietitian.
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                Revista de Nutrição
                Rev. Nutr.
                Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (Campinas )
                1678-9865
                August 2013
                : 26
                : 4
                : 455-464
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                [3 ] Universidade Federal Fluminense Brazil
                [4 ] Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil
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                S1415-52732013000400007
                10.1590/S1415-52732013000400007
                5c992df3-9e4b-41bf-ad7c-a663ac245b8b

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                NUTRITION & DIETETICS

                Nutrition & Dietetics
                Anemia,Ferritins,Food intake,Iron deficiency,Nutritional status,Pregnancy,Ferritina,Consumo Alimentar,Deficiência de Ferro,Estado Nutricional,Gravidez

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