UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
² Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health WHO Collaborating Centre, Blizard Institute, London, UK.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Haematology Department, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ NHSBT/Department of Haematology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, West Middlesex University Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.

Sue Pavord et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;188(6):819-830.

doi: 10.1111/bjh.16221. Epub 2019 Oct 2.

¹ Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
² Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health WHO Collaborating Centre, Blizard Institute, London, UK.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Haematology Department, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁵ NHSBT/Department of Haematology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, West Middlesex University Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: anaemia; iron; iron depletion; pregnancy.

Comment in

Guidelines for iron deficiency in pregnancy: hope abounds: Commentary to accompany: UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy.
Auerbach M, Georgieff MK. Auerbach M, et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Mar;188(6):814-816. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16220. Epub 2019 Sep 30. Br J Haematol. 2020. PMID: 31568577 No abstract available.

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