Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Anemia during Pregnancy

Dr. Saladi Sarvani, N. R. Indu, P. B. Hiremath

Abstract: 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.Apart from that, there was no consistency in the timing of haemoglobin considered for analysis. Hence, we designed an observational study to look into these aspects. Methods: Women coming to SVMCH & RC with haemoglobin less than 11gm/dl in labour and for safe confinement. They will be followed up till 6th week of postpartum. Maternal and fetal outcomes were noted. Descriptive statistics was used for baseline characteristics. Comparison of means was done using Student's t-test. Qualitative variables were compared using Fisher's exact test. Results: It was observed that out of 208 anemic patients taken into study, 49.5% had mild anemia, 26.4% had moderate anemia, 6.7% had severe anemia, 17.3% had very severe anemia. The minimum Hb% was 3gm%, and maximum was 10.9 gm%. Majority of women had mild anemia i.e., 49.5%. Out of 208 cases 30 (14.4%) cases were reported to have low APGAR at 5 minutes and 178 (85.6%) cases were not reported with low APGAR at 5 minutes. Out of 208 cases 93 (44.7 %) cases were reported to have lower birth weight and 115 (55 .7%) cases were not reported with lower birth weight. Out of 208 cases 34 (44.7 %) cases were reported with FGR and 174 (55 .7%) cases were not reported with FGR. Among 208 cases 2(1%) cases were reported to have neonatal deaths and 206(99%) cases were not reported with neonatal deaths.

Keywords: Maternal and Fetal Outcome, Anemia, Pregnancy

How to Cite?: Dr. Saladi Sarvani, N. R. Indu, P. B. Hiremath, "Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Anemia during Pregnancy", Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 656-660, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR23531140345, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR23531140345