Hemoglobin concentrations and adverse birth outcomes in South Asian pregnant women: findings from a prospective Maternal and Neonatal Health Registry

• Main Authors: Sumera Aziz Ali (Author), Shiyam Sunder Tikmani (Author), Sarah Saleem (Author), Archana B. Patel (Author), Patricia L. Hibberd (Author), Shivaprasad S. Goudar (Author), Sangappa Dhaded (Author), Richard J. Derman (Author), Janet L. Moore (Author), Elizabeth M. McClure (Author), Robert L. Goldenberg (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background While the relationship between hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations and pregnancy outcomes has been studied often, most reports have focused on a specific Hb cutoff used to define anemia. Fewer studies have evaluated pregnancy outcomes across the entire range of Hb values. Moreover, to...