Burden of Anemia, Perinatal Outcome Community Based Study among Rural Tribal Pregnant Women in an Extremely Low Resource Region

Background: Persisting burden of anaemia during pregnancy, global public health concern, is commonest disorder globally. Severe potentially fatal for mother and baby. Objective: Present study was carried out to know about perinatal outcome in rural tribal pregnant women. Material methods: Prospective community based conducted 100 villages, where mother, child care services were initiated after having created a facility one, using pretested tool get information required as per objectives. Results: Of 3713 women who delivered, 2617 (70.5%) anaemic, 1351 (36.4%) mildly, 964 (26.0%) moderately, 211 (5.7%) severely 91 (2.5%) very anaemic pregnancy. Amongst women, 8.6% had Preterm (PT), 91.4% term births, 4% 225 PT Intra Uterine Foetal Deaths (IUFDs), 0.9% 2392 IUFDs, seventeen (7.5%) babies Stillborn (SB), 5.2% SB, 78.6% Low Birth Weight (LBW), 73.4% LBW, 70.2% Small Gestational Age (SGA) 36.5% SGA. Total 1.8% early Neonatal (NNDs) 0.7% late NNDs. 1096 non-anaemic 1.3% PT, 98.7% no IUFD, All 14 births 3.9% born 1.2% 30.5% 0.6% SGA, 3.8% 0.09% NNDs occurred 10 died, five severe anaemia, three them died post-partum haemorrhage, one congestive cardiac failure, puerperal sepsis with multi-organ failure. Conclusion: Anaemia common quite few many SGA babies, maternal deaths.