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Anemia and adverse outcomes in pregnancy: subgroup analysis of the CLIP cluster-randomized trial in India Bone, Jeffrey N.; Bellad, Mrutyunjaya; Goudar, Shivaprasad; Mallapur, Ashalata; Charantimath, Umesh; Ramadurg, Umesh; Katageri, Geetanjali; Lesperance, Maria; Kinshella, Mai-Lei Woo; Suleman, Raiya; Vidler, Marianne; Sharma, Sumedha; Derman, Richard; Magee, Laura A.; von Dadelszen, Peter

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Background Iron-deficiency anemia is a known risk factor for several adverse perinatal outcomes, but data on its impact on specific maternal morbidities is less robust. Further, information on associations between anemia in early pregnancy and subsequent outcomes are understudied. Methods The study population was derived from the Community Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) trial in Karnataka State, India (NCT01911494). Included were women who were enrolled in either trial arm, delivered by trial end date, and had a baseline measure of hemoglobin (Hb). Anemia was classified by WHO standards into four groups: none (Hb ≥ 11 g/dL), mild (10.0 g/dL ≤ Hb 

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