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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