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Maternal antepartum anaemia and its association with transfusion and perinatal outcomes: a 10-year retrospective cohort study

Andrzej Jaworowski 1
,
Aleksander Gałaś 2
,
Jarmila Zdanowicz 3
,
Daniel Surbek 3
,
Hubert Huras 1
,
Magdalena Kołak 1

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland

  2. Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Menopause Rev 2026; 25(2): 93-102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pm.2026.164974
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/25
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