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.