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  • Title: Some obstetric and foetal correlates in association with anemia in pregnancy.
    Author: Khalida H, Shah GN, Farooq F.
    Journal: Indian J Matern Child Health; 1997; 8(2):48-50. PubMed ID: 12292799.
    Abstract:
    Anemia is one of the most common complications encountered during pregnancy, contributing directly or indirectly to maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Hemoglobin level was estimated by photometric calorimetry in 1902 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of the Maternal Health Unit of the Department of Community Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, between December 1992 and December 1993 for antenatal care and eventually admitted to deliver. An overall anemia prevalence of 58.99% was observed in the cohort, mild anemia in 36.70%, moderate in 17.98%, and severe in 4.31%. The lowest concentrations of hemoglobin were observed among women under age 20 and over age 25 years. Mothers with second gravida enjoyed the highest concentration of hemoglobin relative to mothers of other gravida. Also, women with a pregnancy interval of more than 24 months had the highest mean concentration level compared to women with shorter intervals. The incidence of low-birth-weight babies was 32.11%, 49.80%, and 69.05% in mild, moderate, and severely anemic pregnant women, respectively. Finally, early neonatal mortality was observed at the level of 0.87% among normal women, 1.84% among mildly anemic women, 6.72% among moderately anemic women, and 28.57% among severely anemic women.
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