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Abstract
Anemia of the newborn is a serious condition
that jeopardizes the chances of neonatal survival.
Malnutrition and lack of vitamin-mineral supplementation of the pregnant women may be a con¬tributing factor.
Iron deficiency is by far the commonest cause of anemia. It appears most frequently during two periods of life, namely, in infants and in women during the child-bearing period. Inadequate maternal supply of iron to the fetus will diminish his iron stores and may lead to iron deficiency in infancy.
It has been noted that due to concern about the baby, immediate clamping of the cord is a rather common procedure. This early clamping of the cord will deprive the newborn °of a considerable amount of blood from the fetal side of the placenta. It have been estimated that placental blood transfusion ranged between 26 and 34 % (one fourth to one third) of the total fetal blood volume at the end of intrauterine life further observations have indicated that failure of the infant to receive such blood may lead to a de¬ficiency of iron during the first year of life.