Pump up low-iron prevention measures to avoid maternal deaths
Anaemia in pregnancy can result in increased prematurity, low birth weight, foetal death and impaired cognitive and neuro-behavioural development
13 February 2025 - 04:50
Despite being a preventable condition, anaemia persists and is associated with nearly half of maternal deaths in South Africa...
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