NATAŠA RADANOVIĆ Visual Artist – Painter and Poet Serbia – Sweden Official Website: www.artaurora.net ⸻
BIOGRAPHY Nataša Radanović is a visual artist – painter and poet of Serbian roots and Montenegrin heritage. She was born in 1971 in Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She grew up in Goražde, where she completed her primary and secondary education, and later continued her artistic education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade. She is a mother of two children. Her inclination towards art has been present since her earliest childhood, as a natural expression of her inner being. As a child, she participated in visual arts, theatre, recitation and musical activities. She began writing poetry and prose at a very early age and received recognitions for her literary work. She won her first award at the age of nine in a competition on the theme “The Cyclist”, when she received as a prize the book The Bridge on the Drina by Nobel Prize-winning author Ivo Andrić. Her works have been published in various magazines, newspapers, anthologies and literary collections in Serbia and abroad. Her poetry has been translated into several languages and presented to an international audience. In her creative work, she particularly explores themes of peace, humanity, spirituality, love, tradition and universal human values. Her artistic creation encompasses poetry, prose and contemporary visual art. The uniqueness of her expression lies in the connection between image and word – many of her paintings have inspired poems, while some of her poems have become the foundation for the creation of visual artworks.
⸻ LITERARY WORK AND PUBLICATIONS Nataša Radanović currently does not have a separately published book. Two of her manuscripts remained unpublished due to life circumstances. One manuscript remained in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Goražde, during the war period, while the second became unavailable after her divorce and major life changes. Her new book is currently in preparation and will represent her first published book. Until now, her creative work has been published in numerous anthologies, literary collections, magazines, newspapers and international literary publications in Serbia and around the world. Her poetry has been part of various international projects, with a special emphasis on peace, humanity and universal values.
⸻ ANTHOLOGIES AND LITERARY PUBLICATIONS The poetry and literary work of Nataša Radanović have been included in numerous domestic and international anthologies, collections and literary projects. Her works have been published in international literary editions and anthologies in Serbia and worldwide, including: * “Building of Logos” – dedicated to Saint Sava, * “Crown of Stars” – international anthology, * “Golden Feather of Switzerland – Inspirations 2026”, * international anthologies and collections dedicated to peace, love, humanity and universal values, * various international magazines and literary publications in several languages. Her poetry has been translated into several languages and presented to readers from different cultural backgrounds. Through her poems, she promotes ideas of peace, light, spirituality, compassion and connection among people.
⸻ INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES AND MEDIA PRESENTATIONS Nataša Radanović has participated in international interviews and media presentations. She gave an interview for an international magazine from Nigeria, and the publication of an interview for the Indian magazine OPA is also expected. Her artistic and literary work has been presented through various magazines, anthologies, collections, newspapers and media platforms around the world.
….. VISUAL ART AND EXHIBITIONS Nataša Radanović is a contemporary visual artist whose work is characterised by symbolism, emotional depth and a connection between the inner world and artistic expression. Her first solo exhibition was held in May 2021 at the “Potkovica” Gallery, within the Cultural Centre “Vlada Divljan” in Belgrade, organised by “Belgrade Art Show”. During a period of five years, she has realised a total of 28 exhibitions, including 13 solo exhibitions. Her other exhibitions include: * group exhibitions, * collective exhibitions, * humanitarian exhibitions, held in Serbia and abroad. She has participated in humanitarian exhibitions dedicated to supporting children, education, culture, the restoration of spiritual heritage and international humanitarian projects. Her artworks are held in private collections in different countries.
⸻ AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Nataša Radanović is the recipient of numerous international awards and recognitions in the fields of literature, visual arts, culture and humanitarian work. Her recognitions include: * “Woman of the 21st Century” (2024) * “Serbian Tradition” (2025) for painting, poetry and humanitarian contribution * “Bronze Trace” * “Golden Star of Poetry” – India * Cultural recognitions from Russia * Two international awards from Egypt * “Natale in Arte” – Florence, Italy (2023) * Milan recognition (2026) * Humanitarian recognition from the UAE (2026) * “Golden Palm” – Italy * Recognition from the Global Literary Society * “Crown of Stars” * Certificate “Key of Stars” * Recognition “Building of Logos – Saint Sava” * and numerous other awards and honours in Serbia and abroad.
⸻ HUMANITARIAN WORK Nataša Radanović actively participates in humanitarian activities and projects dedicated to children, families, culture, peace, preservation of spiritual values and assistance to people in need. Through her artistic work – painting and poetry – she advocates humanity, love among people, peace in the world, protection of nature and the idea that art should serve humankind. She has participated in numerous humanitarian exhibitions and projects in Serbia, Sweden and abroad, providing support for various humanitarian causes: * assistance to children, including children with special needs and children suffering from illness, * support for vulnerable and disadvantaged people, * assistance to schools and education, * support for the restoration and construction of churches and preservation of spiritual heritage, * assistance to communities affected by natural disasters, including support after floods and other catastrophes in different countries, among them Turkey and Italy, * international humanitarian projects, including the humanitarian exhibition dedicated to supporting Venezuela. A special place in her humanitarian work belongs to the connection between art and compassion. Her exhibitions are not only presentations of artworks, but also a way to awaken awareness of solidarity, peace and responsibility towards others. She advocates peace in the world, the preservation of nature and the development of ecological awareness, believing that the greatest value of humanity lies in the ability to help others. Her artistic and life motto is a simple message: To be human, to spread goodness, and to leave a trace of light behind.
⸻ EXHIBITIONS DURING 2026 During 2026, Nataša Radanović participated in five humanitarian exhibitions: * An exhibition supporting the Children’s Fund and assistance to children, * An exhibition held on the occasion of the Saint Sava Ball, * An exhibition in Helsingborg dedicated to supporting children, * An exhibition in the Church of Saint Petka dedicated to supporting the construction of the Church of Saint Petka, * The humanitarian exhibition “Phoenix of Hope”, dedicated to providing assistance to Venezuela. ⸻ AUTHOR’S MOTTO “I do not write in order to be understood. I write in order to remain whole.” …. From: Serbia – Sweden
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA DURING PREGNANCY: IMPACT ON MATERNAL AND FETAL HEALTH
Feruza Jumanazar qizi Boymurodova
Student, Faculty of Medicine, Karshi State University
ABSTRACT
This article analyzes the etiological factors, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, impact on maternal and fetal health, as well as modern approaches to the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most significant hematological conditions encountered during pregnancy and can substantially affect both maternal and fetal health. The expansion of maternal blood volume during pregnancy, along with increased iron requirements for placental and fetal development, heightens the risk of developing iron deficiency. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 40% of pregnant women worldwide suffer from anemia, with at least half of these cases attributed to iron deficiency.
Keywords: pregnancy, iron deficiency, anemia, hemoglobin, ferritin, fetus, maternal health, prevention, iron supplements.
INTRODUCTION
Pregnancy represents a period marked by complex physiological adaptations within the female body. Significant changes occur in the circulatory system, endocrine system, metabolism, and hematopoiesis during this period. To support fetal growth and development, maternal requirements for iron, folate, and other essential trace elements increase.
Anemia ranks among the most common hematological disorders during pregnancy, primarily caused by iron deficiency. According to data from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, failure to maintain adequate iron stores amid heightened physiological demands can lead to adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.
Iron deficiency leads not only to reduced hemoglobin synthesis but also impairs tissue oxygenation. Therefore, early detection, identification of underlying causes, and timely management of anemia remain vital priorities in obstetric practice.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
In preparing this paper, modern clinical guidelines and scientific literature regarding iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy were evaluated. The diagnostic significance of hemoglobin and ferritin levels, as well as preventive strategies and iron supplementation protocols, were examined. The WHO highlights serum ferritin concentration as the primary biomarker for evaluating body iron stores.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Increased Iron Requirement During Pregnancy
Maternal blood volume expands substantially throughout pregnancy. Concurrently, adequate iron supply is required for placental and fetal growth. Consequently, the demand for iron increases significantly compared to pre-pregnancy levels. Inadequate dietary intake or depleted baseline iron stores accelerate the progression of iron deficiency.
Primary Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia:
Inadequate dietary iron intake;
Low baseline iron reserves prior to pregnancy;
Unrestored iron stores following previous pregnancies and deliveries;
Impaired intestinal iron absorption;
Chronic blood loss.
Diagnostics
A complete blood count plays a key role in identifying iron deficiency anemia. Reduced hemoglobin levels confirm the presence of anemia. However, serum ferritin remains the definitive parameter for accurately assessing iron reserves. Depending on the clinical scenario, suspected iron deficiency warrants the following evaluations:
Complete blood count;
Hemoglobin concentration;
Red blood cell indices;
Serum ferritin levels;
Additional iron metabolism parameters as clinically indicated.
Not all cases of anemia should automatically be attributed to iron deficiency. Folate or vitamin B12 deficiencies, acute or chronic hemorrhage, hemoglobinopathies, and other underlying pathologies can also precipitate anemia.
Prevention and Management
Preventing iron deficiency anemia relies on balanced nutrition, continuous medical monitoring starting from preconception planning, and adherence to prescribed iron-folic acid supplementation. Prophylactic administration of 30–60 mg of elemental iron and 400 mcg of folic acid daily is recommended for pregnant women. This regimen lowers the risk of maternal anemia, postpartum infections, low birth weight, and preterm labor.
Therapeutic management must be established strictly by a physician, tailored to the severity of anemia, confirmed iron status, gestational age, gastrointestinal tolerance, and individual patient profile. Self-administration of iron supplements is strongly discouraged.
CONCLUSION
Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy remains a major clinical challenge directly influencing maternal and fetal well-being. Early identification requires routine monitoring of hemoglobin levels and serum ferritin assessments when indicated. Timely diagnosis and targeted treatment improve maternal physiological status and mitigate the risk of adverse obstetric outcomes. Prophylactic strategies, including healthy nutrition, family planning, antenatal care, and physician-guided iron and folic acid supplementation, are critical components of optimal maternal-child healthcare.
Feruza Jumanazar qizi Boymurodova was born on May 22, 2005, in the Kitob district of the Qashqadaryo region. Currently a student at the Faculty of Medicine at Karshi State University, she engages in scientific research at the intersection of medicine and social projects.
She has actively participated in the “AI Girls Bootcamp” startup program held in Tashkent, as well as on the “RISE&GLOW” and “Kelajak” platforms. She has served as a volunteer in organizations such as “Salomatlik,” “Vitamed,” and “Oltin Qanot,” and took part in the “Best Promoter” (Eng yaxshi targ‘ibotchi) contest.
On an international level, she has been accepted as a member of the Argentine Society of Writers. Her scientific articles have been published in international academic proceedings
অপেক্ষারত — রি হোসাইন পাখনাগুলো খসে পড়েছে কবেই, ওড়ার স্বপ্ন ছেড়ে যে দিতে হবেই। বয়স আমার বাড়ছে প্রসঙ্গত, মেঘগুলো তাই হচ্ছে যে সংযত।
বয়স আমার সন্ধ্যাবেলার সমান, কোথায় জানি হারিয়েছে আসমান! কাঁপতেছে বুক, মাতপছে জমি-জমা, এবার আঁধার দাঁড়িয়ে অপেক্ষারত।
এমনি করে ভোর হবে না যেদিন, সব জমানো হৃদয়-পোড়ানো ঋণ, শূন্যতে চোখ মেলেই রেখো সেদিন, নোনা জলেই ঝরে যাবো অবিরত।
Awaiting
Written and translated by Ri Hossain
My wings have shed their feathers long ago, I must let go of dreams to fly and soar. With passing years, my age begins to show, The quiet clouds stay still and rise no more.
My evening hour arrives with fading light, The open sky has vanished from my view! The earth now shakes, my heart recoils in fright, As shadows wait to claim the coming night.
On that dark dawn when suns no longer rise, And all the debts of burning hearts remain, Look up into the void with open eyes— I’ll pour down endlessly within your tears.
Author Bio:
Ri Hossain is a prominent voice in Bengali poetry, recognized as a rebellious and resilient figure in the contemporary literary landscape. Born on August 19, 1981, in Rangpur, Bangladesh, with ancestral roots in Munshiganj, he began his literary journey in 1993. His poetry deeply reflects personal experiences, societal conflicts, urban alienation, and a steadfast commitment to free expression. Author of several works, including the poetry collection Kobitar Abhyutthan Chai (2024), his writing bridges social consciousness with profound psychological and intimate introspection.
The telephone rang at my house, which was located out in the country, in a rustic suburb of St. Louis. It was Mom.
“Joey’s home,” she said breathlessly. She waited a beat. I said nothing.
“Jeff,” she said. “Are you there?”
“I’m here.”
“Are you going to come and see your brother, visit for a while?” she asked hopefully. I thought back to how Joey hadn’t touched base with any member of his family for seven long years. That was a lot of unanswered letters, a lot of unreturned phone calls, a never-ending questioning of Joey’s many friends.
“No, Mom, I’ll pass. I’m sort of busy, you know.”
After a pause, Mom said, “I understand.”
“How long will Joey be there?” I asked.
“He’s going back to California in a week,” she replied.
“See you in eight days, then, Mom.”
“Bye, honey,” she said sadly.
“Bye, Mom.”
Eight Days Later
Seated at the dinner table, I looked up from the hamburger casserole and asked, “How was the visit with Joey?”
Mom lowered her head, appeared ready to cry. I glanced at Dad, who as usual was stoic and unreadable.
“You don’t seem very happy about seeing him again,” I said. Mom was forever conjecturing about Joey’s whereabouts, talking about how she was dying to see him again. Nobody said anything. It wasn’t until months later that the true story of Joey’s visit was revealed. It was worse than I had imagined. Moreover, it helped explain the dark, brooding stain on Dad’s recliner, the only decent piece of furniture in the home.
. . . . . . .
Three Days Before
It was well past midnight when Dad padded from his bedroom out to the living room of the small frame house in Southern Illinois. He had been awakened by a din emanating from the stereo and the voices of a score of persons unknown to him, who were packed into the living room and kitchen. The air was thick with cigarette smoke as well as the sweet effluvium of marijuana. A high-pitched soprano voice soared above the rumble of other voices and shrilled the length of the house. A flutter of laughter followed. Dad frowned. As he stepped into the room, no one seemed to pay him any mind. Finding his son, he gestured to him. Joey staggered up to Dad, grinning stupidly.
“What the hell is going on, Joey?” asked Dad.
Joey shook his head as if to clear it, then proffered a lighted joint. He had a shit-eating, stoner grin on his face.
“Take a hit, Dad,” he urged in a sing-song voice. “It’ll get you high, man!”
Dad waved the offer away and his face, if possible, grew even darker. Now he knew where the five hundred dollars he had gifted his son for a new start in California had gone. The room was rife with drugs and alcohol. A girl with long blonde hair, who couldn’t have been more than fifteen, floated by, as if in a daze. Dad shook his head disapprovingly.
“I opened up my home to you,” he rumbled angrily. “And you bring all this shit into it.”
Joey blinked. He was having trouble following his father’s words.
Dad continued, “Now, take your friends and your drugs, and get the hell out. This isn’t your home anymore. Get out,” he repeated. “And,” he added meaningfully, “don’t come back.”
Instantly sobered by this harsh rejection, Joey frowned, quickly gathered the partiers, and steered everyone to the door. “Let’s go over to Mike’s house,” he said, referencing his best friend, a skinny blond man in a biker vest. And, leaving an unmerciful mess behind them, the entourage quitted the Walker house. As they left, Mom crept from the bed and joined her husband in the living room. The door slammed shut. A thick blue fog of pot smoke hovered near the ceiling and overflowing ashtrays and spilled bottles of beer littered the residence. Sitting on the arm of a recliner was a hypodermic syringe.
“I’m sorry, Pete,” Mom said, as though it were her fault.
Dr HC Rozalia Aleksandrova lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She was born in the magical Rhodope Mountains, the cradle of Orpheus. Author of 12 poetry books. Editor and compiler of over 40 literary almanacs, collections and anthologies. She is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Writers.
Her poems was translated into many languages: Polish, English, Arabic, Spanish, Danish, Korean, Serbian, Italian, Albanian,Percian, French, Chinese,Romanian, Azerbaijani, Greek, Turkish, Bangla, Hebrew, Duch, Bengali, Russian. Her poems have been published in prestigious collections, almanacs, literary magazines and websites in Bulgaria, Europe and world. In March 2006 she created a poetic-intellectual association “Quantum and Friends” for the promotion of quantum poetry in civil society, Plovdiv and Bulgarian phenomenon. Initiator and chief organizer of the International Festival of Poetry SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT BORDERS from 2015. Every year she publishes one almanac for a Festival.
She is Doctor Honoris Causa of University UNQE – Mexico and member of the Federation of World Leadership and Hi Intelligense, representing Bulgaria. She is in Director`s board of Belgium literary site Atunis Poetry. She is ambassador for East Europe of Prodigy magazine, USA. She is honorary member of WFAI. She is a winner of the prestigious CESAR VALLEJO Prize for Literature – 2022, 2023 and prize of UHE – Golden Eagle – for Poetry and Peace 2023, 2025..Winner of the Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award 2022 and others. She was literary advisor in Central Chinese TV from 2023. She is literary consultant of IAETDAA – 2025, USA. She is literary advisor for Bulgaria of PLWV. She was awarded as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2025 by the Egyptian magazine Al-Rowad.
Apart from being a poetesse, she is also a scientist. She deals with the study and reflections of quantum and torsion physics in the field of language, poetry, culture, medicine, philosophy and methodology of science. She has published a book with popular science essays “Let’s open the door to the meaning or reflections of information science. Plovdiv 2015 and new book “The Wonders of the Poetry”, Plovdiv 2025.
