Dr. Suchi Gupta's Gynae Clinic( Gynaecologist in Gaur City, Greater Noida West)

Pregnancy is a special time full of excitement and anticipation But for expectant mothers facing the outbreak of the corona -virus disease (COVID-19), fear, anxiety and uncertainty are clouding this otherwise happy time. A woman's body gets most vulnerable when she is carrying another life in her womb. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it gets more important for women to take care of themselves if they are pregnant as the infection spreads through respiratory droplets, or getting in contact with the infected.  Though, it is not that pregnant women are at a higher risk of contracting the disease. A recent study from The Lancet, tells that when a Wuhan based pregnant woman who was in her third-trimester contracted pneumonia due to coronavirus. However, the baby didn’t get infected and the mother got cured soon. The chance of passing the infection to the foetus was found to be very less with no recorded foetal abnormalities due to the infection of COVID-19 to the mother.  ...

IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia, and it occurs when your body doesn't have enough of the mineral iron. Your body needs iron to make hemoglobin. When there isn't enough iron in your blood stream, the rest of your body can't get the amount of oxygen it needs Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia — a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues. As the name implies, iron deficiency anemia is due to insufficient iron. Without enough iron, your body can't produce enough of a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). As a result, iron deficiency anemia may leave you tired and short of breath. WHO GETS IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA? Iron-deficiency anemia affects more women than men. The risk of iron-deficiency anemia is highest for women who: Are pregnant.  Iron-deficiency ane...