Why do pregnant women have anemia?

Anemia is a common disease. It is a manifestation of the lack of blood system quality and many body needs. Anemia can induce symptoms such as fainting, physical weakness, etc. in patients, causing great damage to the patients' lives. The main group of people suffering from anemia are women, and pregnant women are most likely to suffer from anemia, which has a very adverse effect on the development of the fetus. Let’s take a look at why pregnant women suffer from anemia?

1. After pregnancy, pregnant women's demand for iron increases significantly. As we all know, iron is a basic element for making hemoglobin. The reason is that red blood cells containing hemoglobin are the main force to help us transport oxygen to other cells in the body. In other words, if there is a lack of iron, our body's hematopoietic function will be slower than that of ordinary people. After mothers become pregnant, the amount of blood in their bodies will increase by 30%-45%. Therefore, pregnant women need to absorb more iron than the average person to synthesize hemoglobin for the extra blood volume.

2. Some iron is also needed to meet the needs of the developing baby and placenta. After mothers become pregnant, as the baby in the belly develops and the placenta and umbilical cord grow, pregnant women not only need to meet their own body's needs for iron, but also need some iron to meet the needs of the developing baby and placenta. At this time, if mothers do not get additional iron supplements, anemia is likely to occur.

3. It is related to the pregnant woman’s own condition. Most women do not have adequate iron stores at the start of pregnancy to meet the body's increased iron needs. If the pregnant woman has a picky diet or has chronic diseases such as menorrhagia, stomach problems, and intestinal parasites, it is easy for the insufficient secretion of gastric juice to affect the absorption of iron, causing the pregnant woman to be iron deficient and cause anemia.

Additionally, most women do not have adequate iron stores at the start of pregnancy to meet the body's increased iron needs. If the pregnant woman has a picky diet or has chronic diseases such as menorrhagia, stomach problems, and intestinal parasites, it is easy for the insufficient secretion of gastric juice to affect the absorption of iron, causing the pregnant woman to be iron deficient and cause anemia.