background: anemia has been a very important nutritional disorder in the world. india has reported high prevalence of anemia in pregnancy. most of the articles have reported an adverse pregnancy outcome related to anemia. of late, reports are emerging suggesting anemia could be indeed beneficial. apart from that, there was no consistency in the timing of hemoglobin considered for analysis. henc...

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...

background: when fetal red cells enter the maternal circulation from placenta, an event would be happened that is described as feto-maternal hemorrhage (fmh). this life-threatening condition could be detected by using rbc antigens (surface antigens and intracellular antigens). therefore, the measurement of fetal rbc in an artificial model would be useful to calculate fmh and consequently the do...

Infant iron status at birth is influenced by maternal iron status during pregnancy; however, there are limited data on the extent to which maternal iron status is associated with infant iron status during exclusive breastfeeding. We evaluated how maternal and infant hemoglobin and iron status [soluble transferrin receptors (TfR) and ferritin] were related during exclusive breastfeeding in HIV-i...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this work was to assess the effect of severe maternal iron-deficiency anemia and nutritional status on cord blood and breast milk iron status. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study over a 6-month period in a teaching hospital in central India. The study population consisted of 55 anemic (hemoglobin: < 110 g/L) and 20 healthy nonanemic (hemoglobin: > ...

CONTEXT Iron is essential for brain development and functioning. Emerging evidence suggests that iron deficiency in early life leads to long-lasting neural and behavioral deficits in infants and children. Adopting a life course perspective, we examined the effects of early iron deficiency on the risk of schizophrenia in adulthood. OBJECTIVE To determine whether maternal iron deficiency, asses...

BACKGROUND Complete blood count is one of the routinely advised blood investigation during pregnancy. It is also utilized as a diagnostic tool for neonatal anemia, sepsis and determining hemostatic status of the newborn. The present study aims at estimating the complete blood count of maternal and umbilical cord blood at the time of delivery and to establish its correlation. METHOD This cross...

This study was conducted to identify the various maternal and neonatal factors that influence birth outcomes. Maternal are key determinants of outcomes health a newborn baby is very crucial in first six months baby’s life. Neonatal mortality low weight worrying problems for stakeholders sector. Logistic regression multilevel were used Secondary data therefore collected from War Memorial Hospita...

Background: Hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) have been used routinely in the diagnosis of neonatal anemia and polycythemia. Objective: To measure the cord blood Hb and Hct and to determine their association with maternal Hb and Hct. Methods: 170 healthy neonates born through normal vaginal delivery with gestation age of 37-42 wks and birth weight of 2.5-4 kg, and their mothers were included...

OBJECTIVE More than 75% of Indian toddlers are anemic. Data on factors associated with anemia in India are limited. The objective of this study was to determine biological, nutritional, and socioeconomic risk factors for anemia in this vulnerable age group. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of children aged 12 to 23 months in 2 rural districts of Karnataka, India. Children were exc...