Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3375260 | Journal of Infection | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Half of ZDV-unexposed mothers had anaemia at the end of pregnancy, but their neonates had normal haemoglobin levels. ZDV initiation was associated with a lower occurrence of maternal anaemia during the third trimester and decreased haemoglobin levels in the newborns. We hypothesize that foetal iron requirements could represent a major determinant of maternal anaemia at the end of pregnancy.
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Authors
Carmela Pinnetti, Silvia Baroncelli, Atim Molinari, Giulia Nardini, Orazio Genovese, Bianca Maria Ricerca, Anna Franca Cavaliere, Giovanni Guaraldi, Anna Degli Antoni, Enrica Tamburrini, Marco Floridia,