Megaloblastic anemia in pregnancy

Megaloblastic anaemia is also known as nutritional megaloblastic anemia. Megaloblastic anemia complicating pregnancy is a large disorder caused by lack of folic acid and / or vitamin B12. RBC anemia, a series of giant juvenile red blood cells appear in the bone marrow. It is relatively rare in clinical practice, accounting for 7% to 8% of all anemia. Diseases have occurred in various parts of the world, mostly in northern regions such as Shanxi and Shaanxi, with malnutrition as the main cause. It not only affects hematopoiesis, but also affects the nervous, digestive, circulatory, immune, and endocrine systems and manifests itself as a systemic disease. Mega-erythrocytic anemia in pregnancy is more common, accounting for 43.2% of all macro-anemia.

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