We have examined the effects of exposure to chronic maternal anemia, throughout the final one-third of gestation, on postnatal ventilatory and arousal responses to hypoxia, hypercapnia, and combined hypoxia-hypercapnia in sleeping lambs. While resting quietly awake, lambs from anemic ewes had higher arterial PCO(2) levels than control animals during the first 2-3 postnatal wk, but pH, arterial ...

Background: Chronic anemia in SCD during pregnancy could lead to a cascade of maternal and fetal complications. The aim of this study is to assess the various types of ABO blood groups of pregnant SCD women at booking and the severity of anemia. The outcome of this study will help in making recommendations of ABO blood types most suitable to improve the quality of life of SCD patients. This may...

Fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) can be a cause of severe fetal thrombocytopenia, with the common presentation being intracranial hemorrhage in the fetus, usually in the third trimester. A very unusual case of fetal anemia progressed to hydrops. This was further complicated by maternal Mirror syndrome and human chorionic gonadotropin-induced thyrotoxicosis. Without knowledge o...

The risk factors for maternal anemia (hemoglobin level less than 110 g/L) were studied in human immunodeficiency virus-negative pregnant women in Benin at the time of first antenatal visit and prior to any prevention. Data for the first 1,005 pregnant women included in a multicentre randomized controlled trial were analyzed. Anemia was common (68.3%), and malaria and helminth infestations were ...

Anemia is one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiency problems afflicting pregnant women. Anemia that complicates pregnancy threatens the life of both mother and fetus. Among pregnant women the prevalence of anemia was four fold higher in developing countries as compared to the developed countries. In India 40 – 90 % of the pregnant women are anemic. Most of the articles have reported an a...

BACKGROUND Anemia results in increased morbidity and mortality, underscoring the need to better understand its pathophysiology amongst HIV-exposed and infected children in sub-Saharan Africa, the region where most infant HIV exposure and infections occur. METHODS This analysis used samples obtained from children in the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study (KiBS). KiBS was a longitudinal phase IIB, open...

Background: Severe postpartum anemia after cesarean is strongly associated with predelivery and Hb levels in maternal. The adverse effects of impact health economic development. WHO estimates that 12.8% maternal deaths Asia can be attributed to anemia.Objective: This study aims identify the effect booklet on perception, participation, hemoglobin level mothers management anemia.Method: quasi-exp...

Anemia is one of the most widely spread public health problems, especially in developing countries including Ethiopia. The aim this study was to assess prevalence and associated factors anemia among children aged 6-59 months A community-based cross-sectional (the Ethiopian Demography Health Survey 2016) used as a source data. Participants were 8385 from 6 59 selected two-stage stratified cluste...

Anemia in pregnancy has a bad impact and can lead to death for both mother baby. From the maternal side, pregnant woman who suffers from anemia during or antepartum is susceptible abortion, premature delivery, bleeding also infection. Regular consumption of tomatoes said help prevent anemia. The content vitamin C needed by body maximize absorption iron other foods. This study aims determine eff...

OBJECTIVE To examine time trends in antenatal factors and delivery characteristics in Northern Tanzania, and relate these to national guidelines for HIV in pregnancy. DESIGN Registry-based study. SETTING Northern Tanzania, 2000-2014. POPULATION OR SAMPLE Deliveries (n = 33 346). METHODS HIV-positive women were compared with HIV-negative women during four periods spanning changing nation...