Effect of toxic anemia on erythrocyte and hemoglobin levels during gestation and lactation

It was shown mother's toxic anemia during gestation and lactation resulted in decreasing of number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin contents in fetus and offspring. The effect of mother's anemia more expressed during lactation than during lactation. The administration of drugs that cause toxic anemia in pregnant and lactating rats during the reproductive cycle causes significant changes in red blood cell counts in the mother and offspring. These changes were manifested in a decrease in the number of erythrocytes and the amount of hemoglobin relative to the control in rats in the experimental group. The effect of phenylhydrazine anemia on blood counts in the maternal-hereditary system was more pronounced than that of lead acetate anemia.