Assessment of anemia in pregnant women at a tertiary care centre in Western Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Deficiency of anemia is a prevalence cause of nutritional deficiency lacking intake of ironrich food and lower bioavailability of consumed iron required during pregnancyObjective To assess the rate in pregnant women with lower haemoglobin for the determination if cause of anemia and to calculate daily caloric intake of anemiaMaterials and Methods A tertiary care health institute based study carried out with enrolled patients from January 2007 to June 2009 A total of 113 pregnant women with low haemoglobin concentration and less and controlled group respectively were included in the studyResults Out of 113 pregnant women divided into two groups in group one 30 pregnant women had haemoglobin concentration of 5gm and group two 83 pregnant women had haemoglobin concentration between 51 to 7gm The duration of pregnancy anemia detection were non significance p 0 xssremovedConclusions The higher rates of mortality were detected in lower haemoglobin level group which shows high risk mortality in pregnant women with low level of blood Keywords Anemia Haemoglobin Iron deficiency Mortality Nutrition
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Viresh Ashok Nandimath
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