Pregnant women can take iron supplements such as animal blood products, liver, meat, and iron-rich foods and fruits such as spinach, but the effect varies from person to person.
With the accelerated growth and development of the fetus, the demand for nutrients gradually increased, the need to absorb from the mother’s body too much iron for blood production, so pregnant women are often prone to iron deficiency anemia performance. During pregnancy, it is necessary to consume more foods with high iron content and take folic acid supplements from 3 months before pregnancy until 3 months after pregnancy.
However, it is important to note that iron intake from food only prevents iron deficiency and does not correct anemia. The minerals that the fetus needs come from the mother, especially calcium and iron, so iron deficiency, and therefore anemia, can easily occur during pregnancy. Once the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia, can not rely on food supplements alone, should be timely intervention with medication to correct anemia.
In clinical practice, when a pregnant woman has a severe iron deficiency, or even anemia, she should go to the hospital in time and receive symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a doctor.