Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome
Open Access
- 13 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 9 (4), 486-490
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01222.x
Abstract
Objective To find out the relationship between maternal anaemia and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Method A cohort of 629 pregnant women was studied from October 2001 to October 2002. Of these, 313 were anaemic (haemoglobin 11 g/dl at all times in pregnancy and were labelled as non-anaemic. Perinatal outcomes included preterm delivery, low birth weight (LBW) at delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, perinatal mortality, APGAR score at 1 and 5 min, intrauterine foetal demise (IUD). Results The risk of preterm delivery and LBW among exposed group was 4 and 1.9 times higher among anaemic women, respectively. Newborns of anaemic mothers had 1.8 times increased risk of having an APGAR score of <5 at 1 min and the risk of IUD was 3.7 times higher for anaemic women. Conclusion Low maternal haemoglobin levels are associated with increased risk of preterm delivery, LBW babies, APGAR score <5 at 1 min and IUD.Keywords
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