Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy is major health issue of developing countries responsible for adverse maternal and fetal outcome. According to World organization pregnant women with hemoglobin level less than 11 gm/dl first trimester 10.5gm/dl second third are considered be anemic. Iron deficiency anemia common during followed by megaloblastic anemia.
 Aims: To find out the prevalence pr...

The effects of severe iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes were investigated in a relatively deprived inner-city population in a North London hospital. 212 pregnant women were included in the case-control study, 106 had haemoglobin (Hb) < 8 g/dl recorded at any point during their pregnancy. The control group, 106 women, had Hb >11 g/dl throughout pregnancy. The ...

Anemia during pregnancy and the postpartum period is commonly caused by iron deficiency and is a significant worldwide issue with severe consequences for both mother and developing fetus. From a worldwide perspective, iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy is highest in the Asia-Pacific region; however, there has been little guidance in this region for safe and effective treatment. An ex...

Anemia prevalence is highest in preschool children, women of reproductive age, and women who are pregnant. While the etiology of anemia is multifactorial, iron deficiency is the most commonly recognized nutritional cause. Observational studies imply that supplementation with iron or iron-folic acid should be started early in pregnancy, if not before, in order to prevent low-birth-weight and pre...

Background & Aims: Maternal anemia in pregnancy is a considerable risk factor for both mother and fetus. Growth retardation, intra uterine fetal death, maternal cardiovascular symptoms and reduction in blood supply are among outcomes of maternal anemia. Since there are different reports about the relationship between low maternal hemoglobin level and low birght weight, the precent study was des...

the aim of this cross sectional study was to determine anemias due to deficiency of iron,vitamin B12 and folate in pregnant women,who were refered to Shahid doctor mofateh hospital in varamin.in this study hemoglobin value(<11g/dl) was used as the determinant of anemia,therefore,the study was performed on 251 pregnant women.the proportions of women having abortions and cesarean sections were 10...

conclusions not using iron supplementation did not cause of anemia in women with hb concentrations greater than 13.2 g/dl during pregnancy; thus, the systematic care and control of iron status markers without iron supplementation is recommended for these women. results there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in hb (p = 0/03) and ferritin (p = 0/04) levels at the ...

Anemia during pregnancy hurts both mother and baby. The research objective was to analyze the relationship between anemia chronic energy deficiency in pregnant women with incidence of new birth weight. This study used a cross-sectional design. population this were third-trimester working area Ngadiluwih Public Health Center, Kediri Regency. sample 52 respondents. sampling technique total sampli...