It is
advisable to build up iron store before a women marries and becomes pregnant.
This can be achieved by;
advisable to build up iron store before a women marries and becomes pregnant.
This can be achieved by;
1.
Routine screening of anaemia for adolescent, girls from school days
Routine screening of anaemia for adolescent, girls from school days
2.
Encourage rich iron foods
Encourage rich iron foods
3.
Fortification of consumed food with iron
Fortification of consumed food with iron
4.
Providing iron supplementation from school days
Providing iron supplementation from school days
5.
Annual screening for those with risk factors.
Annual screening for those with risk factors.
If
all pregnant women receive routine iron and folic acid, it is possible to
prevent nutritional anaemia in pregnant women. National nutritional anaemia
prophylaxis program recommend 60milligram elemental iron and 500 micrograms of
folic acid daily for 100 days to all pregnant women. However it is suggested
that 100milligram of element iron and 1milligram folic acid are the optimum
daily doses needed to prevent pregnancy anaemia. Higher dose is required in
women from developing countries as they start frequency with low or absent iron
stores due to poor nutrition frequent like hook worm and malaria.
all pregnant women receive routine iron and folic acid, it is possible to
prevent nutritional anaemia in pregnant women. National nutritional anaemia
prophylaxis program recommend 60milligram elemental iron and 500 micrograms of
folic acid daily for 100 days to all pregnant women. However it is suggested
that 100milligram of element iron and 1milligram folic acid are the optimum
daily doses needed to prevent pregnancy anaemia. Higher dose is required in
women from developing countries as they start frequency with low or absent iron
stores due to poor nutrition frequent like hook worm and malaria.