tailieunhanh - Relationship of iron consumption with ferritin levels in first-trimester pregnant woman in Agam district, 2019

Iron has an important role in various metabolic processes and as a central structure of hemoglobin (Hb) for the process of transporting oxygen. Malnutrition from the beginning of pregnancy until the end of pregnancy will cause problems with labor, premature birth, low birth weight in infants to maternal death. The importance of examining serum Ferritin levels as early detection of iron deficiency anemia is especially carried out before pregnancy or early pregnancy (trimester I), given the high incidence of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women and its impacts. The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship of iron consumption with Ferritin levels in first-trimester pregnant women in Agam Regency in 2018. | Relationship of iron consumption with ferritin levels in first-trimester pregnant woman in Agam district, 2019