Anemia is the commonest medical disorder in pregnancy and severe anemia is associated with poor maternal and perinatal outcome. It is one of the most important health problems among women from 18 to 45 years of age in the world. Anemia in pregnancy is considered as one of the major risk factors for contributing 20-40% of maternal deaths directly or indirectly through cardiac failure, preeclampsia, antepartum haemorrhage, postpartum haemorrhage, and puerperal sepsis. As well as to low birth weight which in turn might contribute to an increased percentage for infant mortality in developing countries. The prevalence of anemia in pregnancy varies considerably because of differences in socioeconomic conditions, lifestyles, and health-seeking behaviors across different cultures. Women of low socioeconomic groups and teenagers are more susceptible to anemia during pregnancy. More commonly, anemia in pregnancy is due to lack of iron and less often, it is caused by folic acid deficiency. Iron and folate supplementation is indicated during pregnancy to prevent complications. In a normal pregnancy, the hemoglobin concentration becomes diluted according to the increase in the volume of circulating blood. Anemia is diagnosed by estimating the hemoglobin concentration and examining a peripheral blood smear for the characteristic red blood cell changes
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