IMPACT OF IRON DEFICIENCY ON THE COURSE OF PREGNANCY

Background
Anemia is a very important factor affecting the health of a pregnant woman. The aim of the study was to assess the peculiarities of pregnancy in women with iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia.

Material and methods
We examined 161 pregnant women with iron deficiency (main group, n=83) and with normal hemoglobin levels (comparison group, n=78). Serum iron content and total serum iron binding capacity were determined by a biochemical method using an Indiko biochemical analyzer. All pregnant women were examined in 2 periods: winter-spring (n=77) and summer-autumn (n=84).

Results
It was found that in the summer-autumn period, the iron content in the serum of pregnant women was statistically significantly higher than in the winter-spring period. The index of total serum iron-binding capacity, an increase in which indicates a tendency to iron deficiency in the body, on the contrary, was higher in the winter-spring period.

Conclusions
In pregnant women of the main group with a blood hemoglobin level of less than 90 g/l and iron deficiency anemia, such conditions as gestosis, threat of miscarriage, and fetal hypoxia occurred significantly more often than in pregnant women of the comparison group with a normal blood hemoglobin level. It was found that there is a dependence between the iron supply of pregnant women and the season.