Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome
Document Type
Article
Department
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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 in labour and on two previous occasions in current pregnancy). A total of 316 women had 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.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Tropical Medicine and International Health
Recommended Citation
Lone, F. W.,
Qureshi, R. N.,
Emanuel, F.
(2004). Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 9(4), 486-490.
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