Guidelines for iron deficiency in pregnancy: hope abounds: Commentary to accompany: UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy

Affiliations

¹ Hematology and Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
² Obstetrics and Gynecology and Child Psychology, Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Chair in Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Editorial

Michael Auerbach et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;188(6):814-816.

doi: 10.1111/bjh.16220. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

¹ Hematology and Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
² Obstetrics and Gynecology and Child Psychology, Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Chair in Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: gestational; iron deficiency; pregnancy.

Comment on

UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy.
Pavord S, Daru J, Prasannan N, Robinson S, Stanworth S, Girling J; BSH Committee. Pavord S, et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Mar;188(6):819-830. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16221. Epub 2019 Oct 2. Br J Haematol. 2020. PMID: 31578718 No abstract available.

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