Iron-deficiency and vitamin-deficiency anaemia - two of the most common kinds of anaemia - can be caused by pregnancy. Anaemia occurs when there’s a shortage of red blood cells (or haemoglobin) in the body and can be caused by a very large number of underlying conditions. Your body needs iron to make haemoglobin, and irondeficiency anaemia is caused by a lack of sufficient iron. Vitamindeficiency anaemia occurs when the vitamins B12 and folate, which are also essential to producing healthy red blood cells, aren’t present in sufficient quantities or aren’t being properly absorbed by the body. Pregnant women have a much higher risk of becoming
