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Anemia severity was categorized as mild (9.0\u201310.5\u2009g\/dL;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 136), moderate (8.0\u20138.9\u2009g\/dL;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 276), and severe (&lt;8.0\u2009g\/dL;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 96). Breastfeeding outcomes included breastfeeding initiation within 1 hour postpartum, colostrum and milk volume adequacy on postpartum day 1 and at hospital discharge, and exclusive breastfeeding rates at discharge. Postpartum depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients with severe anemia had lower rates of early breastfeeding initiation than those with moderate and mild anemia (26.0 vs. 31.2% and 52.9%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Adequate colostrum volume on postpartum day 1 also was less frequent in patients with severe anemia (41.7 vs. 57.2% and 61.0%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.009). Similar trends were observed at hospital discharge, with lower rates of adequate milk volume (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.021) and exclusive breastfeeding (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Patients with severe anemia had a higher proportion of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores &gt;10 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.043).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Greater anemia severity in late pregnancy was associated with poorer breastfeeding outcomes and higher postpartum depressive symptom scores. These findings underscore the need for continued investigation and clinical attention to anemia identification and management during pregnancy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/08903344261431947","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,25]],"date-time":"2026-04-25T09:56:00Z","timestamp":1777110960000},"page":"558-568","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Third-Trimester Anemia and Early Breastfeeding Outcomes and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: A Retrospective Comparative Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"42","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0131-3936","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raneen","family":"Abu Shqara","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Raya Strauss Wing of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariyya, Israel"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rotem","family":"Argov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lior","family":"Lowenstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Raya Strauss Wing of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariyya, Israel"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maya","family":"Frank Wolf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Raya Strauss Wing of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariyya, Israel"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Abu Shqara R. 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