Pregnant women have low hemoglobin

The most important thing for pregnant women during pregnancy is their own physical health. Because pregnant women not only need to ensure their own health, but also the health of the fetus in their womb. Therefore, once a pregnant woman develops a disease, it will definitely affect the development of the fetus. Hemoglobin is one of the important indicators of pregnant women's health, and it is necessary to ensure sufficient hemoglobin values. So what will happen if a pregnant woman has low hemoglobin?

Dangers of low hemoglobin

Generally speaking, if a pregnant woman's hemoglobin level is lower than normal, she must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to see if she may have thalassemia. You should know that if the woman has thalassemia, the man must also be checked. If both of them have thalassemia, there is an extremely high chance of 50% that the newborn will have severe thalassemia and die before the age of 5.

Possible causes of lower than normal hemoglobin levels

Generally speaking, malnutrition, excessive menstrual flow, chronic blood disease, gastrointestinal absorption disorder, etc. may cause hemoglobin to be lower than normal. Faced with such a situation, you need to eat more blood-enriching foods, such as red dates, pork liver, etc. On the other hand, you need to do targeted examinations to find out whether you have any genetic diseases.

It needs to be emphasized that the situation where hemoglobin is lower than normal is actually very common, and there is no need to worry too much. As long as you can find a hospital for targeted medication and dietary treatment, you can have a good recovery effect.

The degree of anemia during pregnancy can generally be divided into 4 degrees: mild, moderate, severe, and very severe. If the hemoglobin value is between 91 and 100 g/L, it is mild anemia; 61 to 90 g/L is moderate anemia; 31 to 60 is severe anemia; and below 30 is extremely severe. For most pregnant women with anemia, it is more important to determine the cause of anemia. The causes of anemia include megaloblastic anemia and iron deficiency anemia. When anemia occurs, it is important to check and determine the cause as soon as possible. The key is to take targeted medication based on the type of anemia.

Therefore, it is very common for female friends to suffer from anemia during pregnancy. If the anemia is mild, it can be treated through some food supplements, such as eating more fungus, egg yolks, black sesame seeds, red dates, etc. However, if the anemia is severe, you need to hurry up to check and confirm, and then choose anemia drugs for treatment according to the doctor's advice. Don't be careless.