Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pregnant Patients Presenting for Antenatal Care

University of Cape Town (UCT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05157828

UCape Town

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a cross-sectional, prospective study of iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant patients presenting for antenatal care at a secondary level institution in the Western Cape, Mowbray Maternity Hospital, over a one-week period.

Enrollment: 132 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All women presenting to the antenatal care services at Mowbray Maternity Hospital over the period of study recruitment.
• ≥ 18 years of age.
• Screen as anaemic (World Health Organisation <11g/dl) on bedside finger-prick haemoglobin.
• Who consent to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who refuse to participate, and those under the age of 18 years will be excluded from the study.