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Low blood count in 9th month pregnancy
Hello, my wife is pregnant with 9th month and her blood count is 8.6 which is low. One of the gynecologist suggested to take injection to increase the blood count. Please advise if it's safe to take injection during 9th month pregnancy and her delivery is scheduled in the next month.
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Yes it is safe to take injection in 9 th month
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Hi, she can take iron injection but it's given intravenous, for that she need to be hospitalised.
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Dr. Pratibha Aggarwal
Gynecologist
32 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi. It is better to take the inj as suggested by your dr . Anaemia at the time of delivery can create problems .
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Dr. Varsha Degwekar
Gynecologist
36 yrs exp
Mumbai
8.6 near full term is low. If you are already taking Iron it’s not being absorbed.
Giving Iron injection is safe, with monitoring.
The desired level of Hb at term is 11 gm .
Increase of 2.4 gm in one month is only possible with Iron injection.
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