Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 5 3 1976 09 15 113 120 M. Moshirfatemi M. Faghihi M.R. Salimi A. Banan Khatibi 2015 10 03 Hemoglobin values in 9550 mothers delivered in the OB. & GYN. Dept. of Amin medical center were studied. Hemoglobin levels of less than 11gr/100ml which is usually considered to be to the lower limit of normal for pregnancy were found in 2410 patient (25.3%) this rate has been recorded to be 19-30 percent in the U.S.A., 36 percent in Western Venezuela, 57.4 percent in India and about 80 percent in Bengali. In 4740 individuals (49.6%) the hemoglobin levels were below 12gr/100ml which is similar to the rates recorded for American women. The rate of anemia somewhat rises in our series with increasing number of pregnancies. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2430 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/2430/2410