Maternal haemoglobin and perinatal outcome in a tertiary care hospital in Jammu city, India
| Autor: | Indu Kaul, Aakriti Gupta, Isha Sunil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 6:5060 |
| ISSN: | 2320-1789 2320-1770 |
| DOI: | 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20175026 |
| Popis: | Background: Maternal anemia is a common problem worldwide. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia in women attending a tertiary care centre in their third trimester of pregnancy and to study the relation of maternal hemoglobin with perinatal outcome.Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SMGS Hospital, Jammu for a period of one year from Nov. 2015 to Oct. 2016. A total of 767 women in their third trimester (>28 weeks) were enrolled and were followed till delivery. Their hemoglobin levels were noted and its association with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes was studied.Results: It was seen that out of 767 patients, 193 (25.16%) were non-anemic and 574 (74.83%) were anemic out of which 343 (44.71%) were mildly anemic, 160 (20.86%) had moderate anemia and 70 (9.12%) had severe anemia. There was increased incidence of preterm delivery, PPH, preeclampsia, eclampsia, CCF, mortality & blood transfusions in the anemic group as compared to the non-anemic group. Among the adverse fetal outcomes, there was increased incidence of intrauterine deaths, intrauterine growth restriction, NICU admissions, meconium stained liquor, low birth weight babies and APGAR scores |
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