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Sickle Cell Disease Management Guidelines
June 23 , 2025
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- The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced its first global guideline for managing sickle cell disease (SCD) during pregnancy.
- The guideline includes over 20 recommendations including the folic acid and iron supplementation.
- Women with SCD face a 4- to 11-fold higher likelihood of the maternal death than those without.
- Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder.
- It causes red blood cells to become rigid and shaped like sickles.
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