Most common cause of maternal anaemia in pregnancy
Acute blood loss
Iron deficiency state
Gastrointestinal blood loss
Hemolytic anaemia
According to WHO anemia in pregnancy is defined as haemoglobin level below 11g/dl Iron deficiency anemia is the most common cause of anaemia both in the non pregnant and pregnant state Reference: Text Book of Obstetrics; Sheila Balakrishnan; 2nd edition; Page no: 285
Medical, surgical and gynaecological illness complicating pregnancy