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Question #: 37
Topic #: 5
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The anemias most often associated with pregnancy are:

  • A. folic acid and iron deficiency.
  • B. folic acid deficiency and thalassemia.
  • C. iron deficiency and thalassemia.
  • D. thalassemia and B12 deficiency.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
Folic acid and iron deficiency anemia are the most common anemias, prevalent in women of childbearing age with 50% of pregnant women having this type of anemia. Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy is a result (usually) of the increase in the plasma level during pregnancy but not in the constituent level. Also, if a woman has this type of anemia prepregnancy, it gets worse during pregnancy. Physiological Adaptation
by [deleted] at March 10, 2025, 5:43 a.m.

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