Journal article
The change in haemoglobin concentration between the first and third trimesters of pregnancy: a population study
Abstract
BackgroundThe physiological fall in haemoglobin concentration from the 1st to the 3rd trimester of pregnancy is often quoted as 5 g/L. However, other studies have suggested varying levels of fall between 8 and 13 g/L. We evaluated the change in haemoglobin concentration between the 1st and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy in a multi-ethnic population of pregnant women.MethodsA retrospective cohort analysis of 7054 women with singleton pregnancies, …
Authors
Churchill D; Nair M; Stanworth SJ; Knight M
Journal
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 19, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2019
DOI
10.1186/s12884-019-2495-0
ISSN
1471-2393