Maternal Anaemia and Neonatal Outcome: A Prospective Study on Urban Pregnant Women
Introduction: Maternal anaemia is a major contributor of adverse neonatal outcomes, particularly compromised birth weight and head circumference. Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal anaemia and neonatal measures in a sample of low-middle income group urban mothers. Materials...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6985/14924_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Maternal anaemia is a major contributor of adverse
neonatal outcomes, particularly compromised birth weight and
head circumference.
Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal anaemia
and neonatal measures in a sample of low-middle income group
urban mothers.
Materials and Methods: One hundred pregnant women with
population representative prevalence of anaemia were enrolled.
Socio-demographic, anthropometry, obstetric profile (parity,
abortion history, food habits, gap period with last pregnancy
etc), and systolic/diastolic blood pressure were documented.
Neonatal outcomes (gestational age and type of delivery), and
birth anthropometry (weight, length, and head circumference)
were measured at delivery. Univariate and multivariate regression
analysis for associating maternal haemoglobin levels and neonatal
outcomes were performed.
Results: The anaemic and non-anaemic pregnant women
differed significantly in interval between previous & index
pregnancy (p=0.031), parity (p=0.009), systolic blood pressure
(p=0.026), diastolic blood pressure (p=0.042), maternal Hb
(p<0.01). The mean gestational age (p<0.01), weight (p<0.01),
length (p<0.01) and head circumference (p<0.01) of the neonates
differed significantly between the two groups. On using maternal
haemoglobin as a continuous variable, these anthropometric birth
outcomes were positively correlated with maternal haemoglobin
(p<0.05). Further, univariate linear regression showed similar
associations between maternal haemoglobin (g/dL) and birth
weight (p=0.004), length (p=0.010) and head circumference
(p=0.003).
Conclusion: Maternal haemoglobin has a positive relationship
with the neonatal measures of weight, length and head
circumference. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |