Effect of parenteral iron sucrose therapy to improve the feto-maternal prognosis related to iron deficiency anemia

Background: The objective was to determine the effect of parenteral iron sucrose therapy to improve the feto-maternal prognosis related to iron deficiency anemia. Methods: This was a longitudinal study conducted among 205 women admitted in a out-patient clinic of a tertiary care hospital and received iron sucrose. The iron sucrose dose was calculated from the following formula: weight before pregnancy (kg) -(110 g/L ? actual hemoglobin [g/L]) X 0.24+ 500 mg. Treatment efficacy was assessed by measuring hemoglobin ferritin and other hematological parameters on the 30th day, at delivery and at first day of postpartum. Results: Hemoglobin level was significantly (p