This study was conducted to know the maternal risk factors and outcome of low birth weight babies in Paediatric Department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Orissa. Two hundred cases of low birth weight babies irrespective of gestational age, without any congenital anomalies were included, after informed consent. Detailed history regarding maternal risk factors were taken and clinical exa...

RATIONALE Mesalazine and its prodrug sulfasalazine are both used for inflammatory bowel disease. Sulfasalazine has been associated with hematological side-effects such as aplastic and hemolytic anemia in patients, but also in fetuses after intrauterine exposure. To our knowledge, we describe the first case of a fetus with severe anemia, and subsequent hydrops, where this drug was found at conce...

BACKGROUND In pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM), Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs) express variant surface antigens (VSA-PAM) that evade existing immunity and mediate placental sequestration. Antibodies to VSA-PAM develop with gravidity and block placental adhesion or opsonize IEs for phagocytic clearance, helping to prevent maternal anemia and low birth weight in infants. ME...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common hematologic abnormality, which a reduction in concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin blood pregnancy because requirements increase during pregnancy. Since failure to maintain sufficient levels iron may result adverse maternal-fetal consequences, active counseling and support from medical staff are necessary. Regarding points note treatment, t...

This paper exploits a unique opportunity to evaluate the impact of the quality change in the labor and delivery services brought about by the Mother and Infant Health Project in Ukraine. Employing program evaluation methods, we find that the administrative units participating in the Project have exhibited greater improvements in both maternal and infant health compared to the control ones. Amon...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between maternal third trimester anemia and hospital stay after delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 695 women aged 18-42 years were included between January 2016 and June 2016. Obstetric outcomes and fetal outcomes were measured. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, version 19.0 (SPSS, Chicago, Illinois). ...

Anemia, defined as a hemoglobin level two standard deviations below the mean for age, is prevalent in infants and children worldwide. The evaluation of a child with anemia should begin with a thorough history and risk assessment. Characterizing the anemia as microcytic, normocytic, or macrocytic based on the mean corpuscular volume will aid in the workup and management. Microcytic anemia due to...

Introduction: Anemia is the commonest nutritional problem in world, mostly developing countries. In Nepal, more than half of children aged six to 59 months are anemic. causes a lot morbidity and mortality under five years. Thus, objective this study find out level knowledge regarding childhood anemia among mothers children. Methods: This cross sectional descriptive having years age selected by ...

Fetomaternal hemorrhage refers to the entry of fetal blood into the maternal circulation before or during delivery. Very small amount of fetal red cells are normally detectable in all pregnancies. Massive fetomaternal bleed is very rare and even rarer is the resultant severe anemia causing early neonatal death, despite an uneventful normal pregnancy until the end. Antenatal fetomaternal hemorrh...

This study assesses the impact of an integrated infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and micronutrient powder (MNP) intervention on children's risk of anemia and IYCF practices in Madagascar. Quantitative baseline and endline surveys were conducted in representative households with children 6-23 months from two districts, where an 18-month IYCF-MNP intervention was implemented. Relative risks ...