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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Asra Firdous, M.B.B.S.[2]

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Effective measures for the primary prevention of anemia of prematurity include limiting phlebotomy loss, cord blood sampling for the laboratory investigations, and improving placental transfusion.

Anemia of prematurity can be prevented by practicing the following measures in preterm infants.^[1]^[2]