The effect of maternal anemia and iron deficiency on fetal erythropoiesis: comparison between serum erythropoietin, hemoglobin and ferritin levels in mothers and newborns

Abstract

Although cord hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume were not affected by maternal anemia, increased cord serum erythropoietin levels related to low maternal hemoglobin levels suggest an induced fetal erythropoiesis in maternal anemia.