1.0NURSING.comhttps://admin.nursing.comlalainemalbasgarciahttps://admin.nursing.com/blog/author/lalainemalbasgarcia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FH6adrr1w7"><a href="https://admin.nursing.com/lesson/ob-04-02-anemia-2/">04.02 Anemia in Pregnancy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://admin.nursing.com/lesson/ob-04-02-anemia-2/embed/#?secret=FH6adrr1w7" width="600" height="338" title="“04.02 Anemia in Pregnancy” — NURSING.com" data-secret="FH6adrr1w7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://admin.nursing.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Overview A decreased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood Nursing Points General In pregnancy, this is typically due to an insufficient amount of iron There is an increased need for iron in pregnant women due to the growing fetus and placenta, and increased circulating blood volume Without enough RBCs oxygen can’t get to the patient’s […]