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Volume 10 Issue 1 (January- June) 2021

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Effect of anemia on pregnancy outcome: An Observational Study
Madhusudan Gadhvi

Background and Aim: Anaemia in pregnancy is a globally health-related issue that affects both mothers and their new-born. Objective of present study was to find association between maternal anaemia and neonatal complications and to find long term morbidity and mortality of babies born to anaemic mothers. Material and Methods: The Present Observational study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tertiary Care Teaching Institute of India for the duration of 1 year. All subjects were analyzed in full details and hemoglobin estimation done during 1st visit, at 30th week and 36th week of gestation. Blood cultures were done in all the babies admitted to NICU for various reasons. Pre-tested questionnaire was administered and details like sociodemographic information, past history of medical illness, menstrual history were collected. A sample size of 300 was obtained using the hypothesis testing method. Results: Most numbers of participants (43.3%) were belonged to 19 to 24 years age group followed by 35.0% in 25 to 30 years and 11.0% in less than 18 years respectively. Almost 66.6% cases were multi-gravida and 60.0% cases pregnant within less than 2 years of previous pregnancy. Present study observed pregnancy related risk factor like PE, PROM, oligohydramnios, hypothyroidism, Rh –ve, placenta previa, GDM, GHTN, abruptio placenta etc. Severity of anaemia seen more among un-registered pregnant participants and multigravida participants and this association was statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: Anemia is the commonest medical disorder in pregnancy which exist world over and is a very common problem in most of the developing countries. It is not only a medical problem, but is a major public health problem. In country like India, it is frequently severe and contributes significantly to maternal mortality and reproductive health morbidity. 60-80% of pregnant women in developing countries have anaemia and 40% of maternal deaths in the third world are related to anaemia.

 
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