Abstract
Purpose: The aim of our study is to compare intravenous (IV) iron sucrose with ferrous sulfate for prophylactic iron therapy in pregnancy in terms of hemoglobin percent (Hb%) rise. Materials and Methods: One hundred and fifty-four pregnant women fulfilling the inclusion criteria, with Hb >10gm/dl, between 20 and 24 weeks were selected and divided into two groups, 77 each. Group A was allotted to use three doses of iron sucrose, each dose 200 mg in 100 ml normal saline as infusion over 15–20 min at 20–24, 25–28, and 29–32 weeks, respectively, and Group B was allotted to use oral ferrous sulfate 200 mg tablet once daily at bed time. All pregnant women were followed till 32 weeks. Hb% was estimated for both the groups at 20–24 weeks, 25–28 weeks, and 29–32 weeks, and statistical analysis was carried out using the Chi-square test, Student's paired, and unpaired t-test with the SPSS software version 24.0 and Graph Pad Prism 7.0 version, and P
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