British Obstetric and Gynecological Practice

Observations on Prevention and Diagnosis of Anaemia in Pregnancy

“…This view is based on the blood-volume studies by Dieckmann and Wegner (1934) and others, which revealed that, with advancing pregnancy, the increase in plasma volume outstrips a similar increase in the red-cell mass. Since it was shown, however (Benstead and Theobald, 1952;Fisher and Biggs, 1955;Kerr and Davidson, 1958), that a majority of such "physiological " anaemias respond to iron therapy, it has become necessary to revise the definition of pregnancy anaemia (Holland and Bourne, 1955;Camilleri, 1958). In our opinion the haemoglobin of a normal woman in late pregnancy should be at least 80% (11.81 g./100 ml.…”

Therapeutic Abortion: A Survey with a Series from The London Hospital

“…Provided that good sanatorium management can be effected, pregnancy may confidently be allowed to continue (Cohen 1955). In the active stage of pulmonary disease, pregnancy is not recommended, but if it occurs then therapeutic abortion is not indicated, unless control of the disease is in the balance (Rosenbach & Gangemi 1956).…”