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. 2004 Apr;9(4):486-90.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01222.x.

Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome

Farah Wali Lone  1 , Rahat Najam Qureshi, Faran Emanuel
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Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome

Farah Wali Lone et al. Trop Med Int Health. 2004 Apr.
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Abstract

Objective: To find out the relationship between maternal anaemia and perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Method: A cohort of 629 pregnant women was studied from October 2001 to October 2002. Of these, 313 were anaemic (haemoglobin <11 g/dl in labour and on two previous occasions in current pregnancy). A total of 316 women had haemoglobin >11 g/dl at all times in pregnancy and were labelled as non-anaemic. Perinatal outcomes included preterm delivery, low birth weight (LBW) at delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, perinatal mortality, APGAR score at 1 and 5 min, intrauterine foetal demise (IUD).

Results: The risk of preterm delivery and LBW among exposed group was 4 and 1.9 times higher among anaemic women, respectively. Newborns of anaemic mothers had 1.8 times increased risk of having an APGAR score of <5 at 1 min and the risk of IUD was 3.7 times higher for anaemic women.

Conclusion: Low maternal haemoglobin levels are associated with increased risk of preterm delivery, LBW babies, APGAR score <5 at 1 min and IUD.

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