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Postpartum Anemia Management

Efficacy of intravenous iron for treating postpartum anemia in low-resource African countries: a pilot study in Malawi. (opens new window)

Armand-Ugón R, Cheong T, Matapandewu G, Rojo-Sanchís A, Bisbe E, Muñoz M; Anaemia Working Group España.

Source‎: J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2011;20(1):123-7.

Indexed‎: PubMed 21091191

DOI‎: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2192

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21091191 (opens new window)

Massive obstetric hemorrhage in a Jehovah's Witness: intraoperative strategies and high-dose erythropoietin use. (opens new window)

Belfort M, Kofford S, Varner M.

Source‎: Am J Perinatol 2011;28(3):207-10.

Indexed‎: PubMed 20827658

DOI‎: 10.1055/s-0030-1266158

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20827658 (opens new window)

Intravenous versus oral iron therapy for postpartum anaemia. (opens new window)

Bhandal N, Russell R.

Source‎: BJOG 2006;113(11):1248-52.

Indexed‎: PubMed 17004982

DOI‎: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01062.x

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17004982 (opens new window)

Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia. (opens new window)

Dodd J, Dare MR, Middleton P.

Source‎: Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(4):CD004222.

Indexed‎: PubMed 15495089

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15495089 (opens new window)

Iron deficiency anemia in women: a practical guide to detection, diagnosis, and treatment. (opens new window)

Friedman AJ, Shander A, Martin SR, Calabrese RK, Ashton ME, Lew I, Seid MH, Goodnough LT.

Source‎: Obstet Gynecol Surv 2015;70(5):342-53.

Indexed‎: PubMed 25974731

DOI‎: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000172

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25974731 (opens new window)

Intravenous iron sucrose versus oral iron ferrous sulfate for antenatal and postpartum iron deficiency anemia: a randomized trial. (opens new window)

Froessler B, Cocchiaro C, Saadat-Gilani K, Hodyl N, Dekker G.

Source‎: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2013;26(7):654-9.

Indexed‎: PubMed 23130909

DOI‎: 10.3109/14767058.2012.746299

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130909 (opens new window)

To the rescue: the role of intravenous iron in the management of severe anaemia in the peri-partum setting. (opens new window)

Froessler B, Dekker G, Mcauliffe G.

Source‎: Blood Transfus 2015;13(1):150-2.

Indexed‎: PubMed 25636130

DOI‎: 10.2450/2014.0220-14

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25636130 (opens new window)

Effect of administering recombinant erythropoietin to women with postpartum anemia: a meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Kotto-Kome AC, Calhoun DA, Montenegro R, Sosa R, Maldonado L, Christensen RD.

Source‎: J Perinatol 2004;24(1):11-5.

Indexed‎: PubMed 14726931

DOI‎: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211017

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14726931 (opens new window)

Recombinant human erythropoietin treatment of postpartum anemia. Preliminary results. (opens new window)

Makrydimas G, Lolis D, Lialios G, Tsiara S, Georgiou I, Bourantas KL.

Source‎: Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1998;81(1):27-31.

Indexed‎: PubMed 9846709

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9846709 (opens new window)

Patient blood management in obstetrics: management of anaemia and haematinic deficiencies in pregnancy and in the post-partum period: NATA consensus statement. (opens new window)

Muñoz M, Peña-Rosas JP, Robinson S, Milman N, Holzgreve W, Breymann C, Goffinet F, Nizard J, Christory F, Samama CM, Hardy JF.

Source‎: Transfus Med 2018 Feb;28(1):22-39.

Indexed‎: PubMed 28722245

DOI‎: 10.1111/tme.12443

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28722245 (opens new window)

Life-threatening postoperative blood loss in a Jehovah's Witness, treated with high-dose erythropoietin. (opens new window)

Schälte G, Janz H, Busse J, Jovanovic V, Rossaint R, Kuhlen R.

Source‎: Br J Anaesth 2005;94(4):442-4.

Indexed‎: PubMed 15653706

DOI‎: 10.1093/bja/aei068

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15653706 (opens new window)

Ferric carboxymaltose injection in the treatment of postpartum iron deficiency anemia: a randomized controlled clinical trial. (opens new window)

Seid MH, Derman RJ, Baker JB, Banach W, Goldberg C, Rogers R.

Source‎: Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199(4):435.e1-7.

Indexed‎: PubMed 18928998

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18928998 (opens new window)

Oral vs intravenous iron therapy for postpartum anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Sultan P, Bampoe S, Shah R, Guo N, Estes J, Stave C, Goodnough LT, Halpern S, Butwick AJ

Source‎: Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019;221(1):19-29.e3.

Indexed‎: PubMed 30578747

DOI‎: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.12.016

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30578747 (opens new window)

Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron in the treatment of postpartum anemia: a randomized controlled trial. (opens new window)

Van Wyck DB, Martens MG, Seid MH, Baker JB, Mangione A.

Source‎: Obstet Gynecol 2007;110(2 Pt 1):267-78.

Indexed‎: PubMed 17666600

DOI‎: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000275286.03283.18

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17666600 (opens new window)

Efficacy and safety of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in women after childbirth in Tanzania: a parallel-group, open-label, randomised controlled phase 3 trial. (opens new window)

Vanobberghen F, Lweno O, Kuemmerle A, Mwebi KD, Asilia P, Issa A, Simon B, Mswata S, Schmidlin S, Glass TR, Abdulla S, Daubenberger C, Tanner M, Meyer-Monard S.

Source‎: Lancet Glob Health 2021;9(2):e189-98

Indexed‎: PubMed 33245866

DOI‎: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30448-4

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33245866 (opens new window)

A 12-week randomised study comparing intravenous iron sucrose versus oral ferrous sulphate for treatment of postpartum anemia. (opens new window)

Westad S, Backe B, Salvesen KA, Nakling J, Økland I, Borthen I, Rognerud Jensen OH, Kolås T, Løkvik B, Smedvig E.

Source‎: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2008;87(9):916-23.

Indexed‎: PubMed 18720044

DOI‎: 10.1080/00016340802317802

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18720044 (opens new window)