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Objective: The objective is to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) iron infusion in increasing hemoglobin levels in gestational iron deficiency anemia (GIDA) in a tertiary-care hospital in Dubai emirate, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: A retrospective cohort study of GIDA who were exposed to IV iron infusion supplementation. Study data of 40 cases aged 25-45 years old in a tertiary-care hospital in the UAE between 2018 and 2019 were analyzed. Variables accounted for were maternal age, age of gestation when IV iron is administered, and IV iron dose. Results: The average hemoglobin level before the intervention was 9 g/dL, and the average change after the intervention was 10.4 g/dL with a mean of 1.4 g/dL difference between before and after the intervention. Conclusion: Supplementation of IV iron infusion in GIDA was seen to have increased the hemoglobin level after the intervention; however, the increase did not meet the recommended range of 12-16 g/dL.
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