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1) The prevalence of postpartum anemia (4-26 weeks after delivery) among low-income women in the US was 27%. Anemia rates were highest among minority women, reaching 48% for non-Hispanic black women. 2) Of women who had normal hemoglobin levels in the third trimester, 21% had postpartum anemia. Prenatal anemia was the strongest predictor of postpartum anemia. 3) Other factors that predicted higher rates of postpartum anemia included maternal obesity, multiple births, and not breastfeeding. The results su

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Huriyatul Akmal

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