Maternal consequences of anemia
| Mortality with high blood loss |
| Cardiovascular strain |
| Reduced physical and mental performance |
| Reduced peripartum blood reserves |
| Increased risk of peripartum blood transfusion |
| Insufficient milk syndrome* in postpartum anemia |
| Mortality with high blood loss |
| Cardiovascular strain |
| Reduced physical and mental performance |
| Reduced peripartum blood reserves |
| Increased risk of peripartum blood transfusion |
| Insufficient milk syndrome* in postpartum anemia |
Reduced capacity to breast feed and/or reduced quantities of breast milk.