Iron Sucrose Versus Ferrous Bis-glycinate for Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-06-05
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Iron deficiency may result from inadequate dietary intake, achlorhydria or excessive
ingestion of proton pump inhibitors, parasitic infestations, chronic infections and repeated
pregnancies. Iron supplementation of antenatal patients is a basic tenet of antenatal care
programmes in numerous developing and underdeveloped nations.
Postpartum anemia is defined as hemoglobin of less than 11.5 gm% during the postpartum
period. The prevalence of postpartum anemia varies from 4 - 27%. Chronic iron deficiency due
to inadequate intake/ lack of iron supplementation during pregnancy, repeated pregnancies and
postpartum hemorrhage are important causes of postpartum anemia