Efficacy of Iron Bisglycinate in Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women

Exclusion Criteria

• •All women with high risk pregnancy e.g. hypertension, diabetes
• •multiple pregnancy
• •women with severe anemia (Hb \>7 g/dl)
• •anemia due to other causes than iron deficiency as chronic blood loss, hemolytic anemia or thalassemia.
• •women with hepatic, renal or cardiovascular abnormality; women with peptic ulcer, esophagitis, gastritis or hiatus hernia
• •family history of thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, or malabsorption syndrome
• •hypersensitivity to iron preparations or current use of iron supplementation.