Role of oral Iron therapy in anemic and non anemic pregnant women
Introduction : Anemia is a common medical disorder affecting a lot of women in pregnancy in the developing countries. The occurrence of anaemia in pregnant women is attributed mainly to malnutrition. Anaemia might become fatal as to contribute to maternal mortality & morbidity. Hence presen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Perspectives In Medical Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pimr.org.in/Padmaja2-vol-5-issue-2.PDF |
| Summary: | Introduction : Anemia is a common medical disorder
affecting a lot of women in pregnancy in the developing
countries. The occurrence of anaemia in pregnant women is
attributed mainly to malnutrition. Anaemia might become fatal
as to contribute to maternal mortality & morbidity. Hence
present study is under taken to know the role of oral therapy
in both anaemic & non anaemic pregnant women.
Materials & Methods: The study was conducted at
antenatal OPD between October 2005 to July 2006.Ninety
pregnant women were selected & divided into 2 groups.44
normal pregnant women (control group) were compared with
46 pregnant women with anaemia(study group) aged between
20-30 years.
Haematological parameters were analysed by SYSMEX
auto analyser. In current study we compared haematological
responses to oral iron therapy(Zincofer) in both control & study
groups. Student ‘t’ test was used for comparison between study
and control groups.
Results: The change in RBC count between the two
groups was insignificant over the pregnancy period. A
significant increase in Hb%,MCH & MCHC has been observed
in anaemic pregnant women over the trimesters with oral iron
therapy which is an indicative of increased iron absorption .
Conclusion: The study will be indicative about the
rational use of iron in iron deficiency anemia. Daily oral iron
supplementation is strongly recommended during pregnancy
to reduce the prevalence of anemia |
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| ISSN: | 2348-1447 2348-229X |