Pregnancy anemia as a medical and social problem

Today, anemia is considered one of the leading causes of complicated course of pregnancy. Anemia of pregnant women of any genesis is a risk factor for the health of the mother and the fetus. In order to assess the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in the Russian Federation and in the North-West Federal District, official statistics for 2005-2017 were analyzed. The study found that in the Russian Federation and in the North-West Federal District in 2012-2017, there was an increase in the incidence of anemia in pregnant women. In the North-West Federal District, in 2005-2012, the incidence of anemia in pregnant women was lower than in the Russian Federation as a whole, and in 2013-2017, higher than in the Russian Federation as a whole.