Iron deficiency is considered one of the main nutritional
deficiency disorders despite the apparent availability of a
high-quality diet even in developed countries, and Iron
deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common form of anemia in the
world. IDA during pregnancy has been associated with adverse
health consequences for both the mother and her developing
fetus. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) may be the most common bacterial
infection worldwide, infecting almost half of people in
developed countries and 80% of people in developing countries.
The available data on the prevalence of Hp infection in Taiwan
population was 54.4%. We all know that infection with Hp is
strongly associated with peptic ulcer and gastric cancer, but
recent evidence suggests that Hp is associated with iron
deficiency and anemia, although the mechanisms remain unclear.
Till now, only few previous studies specifically have addressed
a potential role of Hp infection on anemia or iron deficiency
during pregnancy. Our previous Research showed, be