Maternal low and high hemoglobin concentrations and associations with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes: an updated global systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Melissa F. Young (Author), Brietta M. Oaks (Author), Hannah Paige Rogers (Author), Sonia Tandon (Author), Reynaldo Martorell (Author), Kathryn G. Dewey (Author), Amanda S. Wendt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Growing evidence suggests low and high maternal hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations may have adverse consequences for maternal and child health. There remain questions on specific Hb thresholds to define anemia and high Hb as well as how cutoffs may vary by anemia etiology and timing...