A study on the effects of low haemoglobin on postnatal women

Bonding in women with postnatal anaemia: a pilot case control study looking at postnatal bonding in women who have been diagnosed with anaemia at a University Hospital in the East of England

“…Furthermore, low haemoglobin levels in postnatal women appear to be related to symptoms of low energy, breathlessness, faintness/dizziness, painful perineal sutures and tingling in fingers and toes at 10 days postdelivery, with tiredness persisting at 6 week follow-up [4]. It has also been established that there is a strong relation between iron status and depression, stress and cognitive functioning in poor African mothers during the postpartum period.…”

Psychometric evaluation of health-related quality of life measures in women after different types of delivery

“…Blood loss during delivery is one of the most frequently occurring delivery-related complications that may have consequences for maternal HRQoL in the immediate postpartum period and thereafter, for example, because of excessive fatigue [5]. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is one of the primary treatments for postpartum anemia.…”

Exploring Placentophagy in Humans: Problems and Recommendations

“…49 Two studies reported no relationship between iron status and PPD. 54,55 Low levels of hemoglobin were demonstrated to be associated with other postpartum symptoms such as reduced energy and faintness/dizziness, but no associations were demonstrated between hemoglobin levels and PPD in one study. 54,55 According to a second study, there was no relationship between iron status and PPD at 6 weeks postpartum, and women with and without PPD were shown to have comparable levels of iron.…”

“…55 The researchers hypothesized that their conflicting findings may relate to the homogeneity of their sample compared to the relative heterogeneity of other samples. 54,55 In sum, research studies exploring the link between iron status and PPD have yielded mixed findings; further exploration into why results vary is needed before a link between iron and PPD may be concluded.…”