Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

MATERNAL ANEMIA AND ITS EFFECT ON NEONATAL OUTCOME

Dr. Rahul Pengoria, Dr. Mohita Agarwal

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Introduction: Anaemia is an important nutritional deficiency disorders affecting a large proportion of the population, both in developing and industrialized countries. The high prevalence of iron and other micronutrient deficiencies among women before and during pregnancy in developing countries is of concern and maternal anaemia is still a cause of considerable perinatal mortality and morbidity. The improvement in the industrialized world is due largely to more effective diagnosis and treatment of anaemia. Aim: To determine effect of maternal hemoglobin on fetal cord blood haemoglobin and birth weight, to find out relation between cord blood haemoglobin and maternal haemoglobin and to find the relation of birth weight to maternal haemoglobin. Results: The prevalence of low birth weight among anemic mothers was 23%. Total number of babies with cord blood hemoglobin < 16gms % in mild anemic mothers were 74 (80.4%) moderate anemia were 43(79.6%) and in severely anemic mothers were 2 (50%). The P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Conclusion: In babies born to anemic mothers cord blood hemoglobin is low. Severity of maternal anemia is determinant of low birth weight. The proportion of low birth weight in babies born to severe anemic mothers were more when compared to mild and moderate anemia

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MATERNAL ANEMIA AND ITS EFFECT ON NEONATAL OUTCOME, Dr. Rahul Pengoria, Dr. Mohita Agarwal INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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