Pregnancy anemia

One understands lack of red blood corpuscles (erythrocyte) caused a by several causes (multifactorial) by anemia during the pregnancy. The transition between a normal removal of the red blood corpuscles by the increased iron need of the embryo and a disease is fluent here.

Biological connections
In the lung the red blood corpuscles take oxygen and pass it on to the cells in the different tissues again. Said more exactly the iron component contained in the erythrocytes of the red blood pigment (hemoglobin) is important for the oxygen relationship. The body cells use the oxygen to the power generation. Carbon dioxide which is transported by the red blood corpuscles to the lung again where it is breathed out arises. If sufficient erythrocytes aren't available in the blood, then less oxygen is transported and less energy is at the body's disposal. The red blood corpuscles are formed in the bone marrow. You have approximately one life span of four months. For its education iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid are needed. Is missing now iron or one of the two vitamins becomes less erythrocytes formed and an anemia develops at the nascent mother.

Causes of the anemia in the pregnancy
The main cause is the increased need of the maternal organism for growth and building-materials for the blood formation. The child fetches primarily what it needs for the blood formation of one's own at growth episodes (28th to 32nd pregnancy week) of the mother. The pregnant woman therefore has an increased need for all components necessary for the blood formation. These facts explain that it comes at pregnancies succeeding one another briefly piled up to strong pregnancy anemias. The vitamin and nutrient reserves of the mother then haven't been filled out sufficiently yet. One also talks about a dilution anemia in the pregnancy. The weight gain in the pregnancy isn't insignificantly caused by a fluid increase. The fluid blood volume increases (by approx. 30%) and by which the concentration in a red blood pigment decreases. The absolute number of the red blood corpuscles simultaneously increases. It, however, doesn't hold step with the fluid increase. Iron deficiency is a frequent reason for the pregnancy anemia. Causes are the increased need and the photo reduced. A sufficient iron supply is therefore particularly important. Iron is found primarily in the following food: Fish and meat, vegetables (red beds) and whole grain products, red and black fetuses (elder, raspberries, black currants, nuts (Brazil nuts). Black tea however should be avoided. This vitamin happens iron can carbohydrate exchange unit increased by of The supply of vitamin C. The photo of in raw vegetables, potatoes and citrus fruits. Further reasons for the iron deficiency are losses of blood in the pregnancy or a disturbed photo of iron in the small intestine. Folic acid deficiency also can trigger a pregnancy anemia since folic acid also is involved in the formation of the erythrocytes. Apart from an inadequate photo of this vitamin by the nutrition an intestinal disease or the intake of certain medicines also can be the cause of the folic acid deficiency.

Symptoms of the anemia in the pregnancy
The first symptoms for a pregnancy anemia are tiredness, decline in performance, pallor, palpitation, dyspnea and concentration disturbances. If the anemia is very trained, it can come to heart narrowness (angina pectoris), headaches and dizziness feeling.

Control of the blood values
The blood values are found out in distances and written down on the mother passport at the pregnancy examinations. The hemoglobin content (Hb) shows the number of red blood corpuscles. The hematocrit value (Hk) indicates the proportional share of the erythrocytes in the complete blood volume. The values sink too far and/or corresponding physical symptoms adapt, an iron substitution (iron supply) must be carried out so.

Treatment of the anemia
The physician will prescribe an iron preparation. Some of them have the unpleasant side effects like constipation, stomach troubles and malaise. A preparation climacteric often brings about recovery. A folic acid deficiency is the cause of the anemia (blood test) becomes a corresponding preparation with this vitamin devoted oneself. The symptoms of the anemia disappear very rapidly if the causes were treated.


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