Antenatal Care - Anaemia

Question 1

Screening of Anaemia in Pregnancy (2).

Answer 1

1. Booking Clinic (with Haemoglobinopathy Screening - Thalassaemia in ALL; Sickle-Cell in High-Risk).
2. Week 28.

Question 2

Physiological Anaemia Physiology (2).

Answer 2

1. Pregnancy causes increased Plasma Volume.
2. Reduction in Haemoglobin Concentration - Haemodilution.

Question 3

Anaemia Results in Pregnancy (3).

Answer 3

1. Booking : More than 110.
2. Week 28 : More than 105.
3. Post-Partum : More than 100.