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The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Anemia is a very common occurrence during pregnancy, with important variations during each trimester. Anemia was also considered as a risk factor for severity and negative outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. As the COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat for pregnant women in terms...

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Autores principales: Uta, Mihaela, Neamtu, Radu, Bernad, Elena, Mocanu, Adelina Geanina, Gluhovschi, Adrian, Popescu, Alin, Dahma, George, Dumitru, Catalin, Stelea, Lavinia, Citu, Cosmin, Bratosin, Felix, Craina, Marius
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8878410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35215486
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14040836
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author Uta, Mihaela
Neamtu, Radu
Bernad, Elena
Mocanu, Adelina Geanina
Gluhovschi, Adrian
Popescu, Alin
Dahma, George
Dumitru, Catalin
Stelea, Lavinia
Citu, Cosmin
Bratosin, Felix
Craina, Marius
author_facet Uta, Mihaela
Neamtu, Radu
Bernad, Elena
Mocanu, Adelina Geanina
Gluhovschi, Adrian
Popescu, Alin
Dahma, George
Dumitru, Catalin
Stelea, Lavinia
Citu, Cosmin
Bratosin, Felix
Craina, Marius
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description Anemia is a very common occurrence during pregnancy, with important variations during each trimester. Anemia was also considered as a risk factor for severity and negative outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. As the COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat for pregnant women in terms of infection risk and access to care, we developed a study to determine the impact of nutritional supplementation for iron deficiency anemia in correlation with the status of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a case-control design, we identified 446 pregnancies that matched our inclusion criteria from the hospital database. The cases and controls were stratified by SARS-CoV-2 infection history to observe the association between exposure and outcomes in both the mother and the newborn. A total of 95 pregnant women were diagnosed with COVID-19, having a significantly higher proportion of iron deficiency anemia. Low birth weight, prematurity, and lower APGAR scores were statistically more often occurring in the COVID-19 group. Birth weight showed a wide variation by nutritional supplementation during pregnancy. A daily combination of iron and folate was the optimal choice to normalize the weight at birth. The complete blood count and laboratory studies for iron deficiency showed significantly decreased levels in association with SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Puerperal infection, emergency c-section, and small for gestational age were strongly associated with anemia in patients with COVID-19. It is imperative to screen for iron and folate deficiency in pregnancies at risk for complications, and it is recommended to supplement the nutritional intake of these two to promote the normal development and growth of the newborn and avoid multiple complications during pregnancy in the COVID-19 pandemic setting.
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spelling pubmed-88784102022-02-26 The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Uta, Mihaela Neamtu, Radu Bernad, Elena Mocanu, Adelina Geanina Gluhovschi, Adrian Popescu, Alin Dahma, George Dumitru, Catalin Stelea, Lavinia Citu, Cosmin Bratosin, Felix Craina, Marius Nutrients Article Anemia is a very common occurrence during pregnancy, with important variations during each trimester. Anemia was also considered as a risk factor for severity and negative outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. As the COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat for pregnant women in terms of infection risk and access to care, we developed a study to determine the impact of nutritional supplementation for iron deficiency anemia in correlation with the status of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a case-control design, we identified 446 pregnancies that matched our inclusion criteria from the hospital database. The cases and controls were stratified by SARS-CoV-2 infection history to observe the association between exposure and outcomes in both the mother and the newborn. A total of 95 pregnant women were diagnosed with COVID-19, having a significantly higher proportion of iron deficiency anemia. Low birth weight, prematurity, and lower APGAR scores were statistically more often occurring in the COVID-19 group. Birth weight showed a wide variation by nutritional supplementation during pregnancy. A daily combination of iron and folate was the optimal choice to normalize the weight at birth. The complete blood count and laboratory studies for iron deficiency showed significantly decreased levels in association with SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Puerperal infection, emergency c-section, and small for gestational age were strongly associated with anemia in patients with COVID-19. It is imperative to screen for iron and folate deficiency in pregnancies at risk for complications, and it is recommended to supplement the nutritional intake of these two to promote the normal development and growth of the newborn and avoid multiple complications during pregnancy in the COVID-19 pandemic setting. MDPI 2022-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8878410/ /pubmed/35215486 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14040836 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Uta, Mihaela
Neamtu, Radu
Bernad, Elena
Mocanu, Adelina Geanina
Gluhovschi, Adrian
Popescu, Alin
Dahma, George
Dumitru, Catalin
Stelea, Lavinia
Citu, Cosmin
Bratosin, Felix
Craina, Marius
The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
title The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
title_full The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
title_fullStr The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
title_short The Influence of Nutritional Supplementation for Iron Deficiency Anemia on Pregnancies Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
title_sort influence of nutritional supplementation for iron deficiency anemia on pregnancies associated with sars-cov-2 infection
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8878410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35215486
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14040836
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