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Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient, and haemoglobin, which contains iron, cannot be formed.We did a comparison of the cost, safety and efficacy of paraenteral iron in two groups of patients who were on maintenance haemodialysis at a tertiary care centre. This was followed by Iron Supplementation In Pregnancy And The Postpartum. A survey during this session indicated that anemia is seen as an important issue in routine practice; 73% of the audience use oral iron, and 2% use blood transfusions to treat anemia in this setting.

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With India being touted as the Diabetic Capital of the World, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes increasing - pregnancy provides us with a unique opportunity to screen this group of population. If discovered to be having GDM , proper counselling and management can go a long way in preventing diabetes in the woman and possibly the offspring. This would have an immense public health impact since GDM incidences as high as of 15- 20 % are quoted from various regions in India.

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The project is aimed at understanding the prevalence of eclampsia (life-threatening complication of pregnancy) among women in India. "The aim is to eradicate eclampsia and the national registry is the first step towards it. With the setting up of the registry, we would be able to identify the incidence, understand the prevalent practices and evolve standard practice protocols," said gynaecologist Sanjay Gupte, who is the national coordinator of the registry.

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The average woman in rural areas of India has little or no control over her reproductivity. Women, particularly women in rural areas, do not have access to safe and self-controlled methods of contraception. The public health system emphasises permanent methods like sterilisation, or long-term methods like IUDs that do not need follow-up. Sterilization accounts for more than 75% of total contraception, with female sterilisation accounting for almost 95% of all sterilisations.

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