Patient's question:
Hello, how to determine if a pregnant woman is anemic or calcium deficient?Doctor's answer:
??????Symptoms of calcium deficiency in pregnant women can include cramps and bone pain, or there may be no symptoms at all, making it easy to overlook. Some hospitals in China have conducted surveys, and almost all pregnant women were found to be calcium-deficient. Clinical experience also confirms this statement. The reason is that the dietary structure of Chinese people does not include high intake of dairy products, and the development of the child's bones and teeth during pregnancy requires a particularly high amount of calcium, which cannot be fully met solely through diet.Therefore, it is generally recommended that pregnant women start taking calcium supplements after the 20th week of pregnancy. By the 27th or 28th week, as the fetus grows rapidly, calcium supplementation becomes absolutely necessary. Pregnant women who do not like meat or soy products should start earlier.