Arielle L Langer, Brynn B Goggins, Erica B Esrick, Geoffrey Fell, Nancy Berliner, Katherine E Economy
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Abstract: We identified 347 pregnancies in patients with β-thalassemia minor. Hemoglobin was <9 g/dL in 31% during third trimester and 7.6% at delivery. Postpartum hemorrhage occurred in 8.9%. Forty-six percent of IV iron administration was to iron-replete patients.
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Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology, published online and in print, provides an international forum for the publication of original articles describing basic laboratory, translational, and clinical investigations in hematology. Primary research articles will be published under the following scientific categories: Clinical Trials and Observations; Gene Therapy; Hematopoiesis and Stem Cells; Immunobiology and Immunotherapy scope; Myeloid Neoplasia; Lymphoid Neoplasia; Phagocytes, Granulocytes and Myelopoiesis; Platelets and Thrombopoiesis; Red Cells, Iron and Erythropoiesis; Thrombosis and Hemostasis; Transfusion Medicine; Transplantation; and Vascular Biology. Papers can be listed under more than one category as appropriate.