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Intravenous Iron Sucrose Versus Intramuscular Iron Sorbitol In Management Of Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy, Mohamed Hamed, Abd Allah Ahmed, Islam Sultan

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: The greatest prevalent nutrient shortage in pregnant women across the globe is iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Maternal anemia continues to significantly increase neonatal morbidity and death, and there is worry over the elevated incidence of iron and other micronutrient deficiencies among pregnant women in poor nations. Aim of the work: To examine the effectiveness and safety of intramuscular iron sorbitol citric acid complex and intravenous iron sucrose in the treating of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in gestation. Patients and methods: At the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, 100 pregnant women were separated into two …