Deficiency anaemias of pregnancy in tropical countries
Peuchot, G.; Gamet, A.
Med. trop 14: 57-64
1954
Document Number: 509201
The diet of the natives in French Somaliland is based on millet and goat's milk curds. Very little meat is eaten, and anaemia is prevalent, a red cell count as high as 4 million being rare. On such a basis is imposed anaemia in pregnancy, becoming severe about the 6th month or after delivery, with a red cell count below a million, hyperchromia and megaloblastosis. Bilirubin values in the blood are, however, normal, and blood protein values are high with the albumin-globulin ratio normal.