Decreasing trend of nutritional anemia in anemic pregnant mothers in hospital based study in Meghalaya

Generally, in anemia patients the etiology of anemia is diagnosed by doing peripheral blood smear and accordingly diagnosing if its iron deficiency anemia or vitamin B12/folic acid deficiency anemia. In resource poor areas it may be suitable. We would also like to recommend in tertiary health care facilities biochemical markers of anemia such as ferritin, vitamin B12, folic acid should be provided at a subsidized rate. This will enable the accurate diagnosis of type of nutritional anemia and targeted treatment with iron, vitamin B12, folic acid or combined treatment can be provided to anemic mother with the goal of having a healthy mother and baby.