Maternal Anemia as a Risk Factor for Preterm Delivery and Low Birth Weight
Uzma Ahmad, Fehmida, Zarkaish Asmatullah, Javed Alam, Abid Ul Ghafoor, Atyya Bibi Khan
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ABSTRACT
Aim: Maternal anemia as a risk factor for preterm delivery and low birth
weight
Methods:
A
cross-sectional study using pregnant women as participants to screen for pregnancy
endpoints and perform a hemoglobin test. A logistic regression model was used.
The adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were utilized in this
investigation to determine if maternal anemia, preterm labor and low birth
weight were associated.
Results: The mean maternal age was
27.8±6.4 in anemic women and 28.2±5.9 in non-anemic women. Preterm birth was
26.3% in anemic women and 10% in women who were not anemic. Low birth weight
babies accounted for 32.5% of the anemic group and 10% of non-anemic mothers
gave birth to low birth weight babies.
Conclusion: Pregnant mothers who were
anemic had a greater chance of having a low birth weight babies.
Keywords:
Pregnancy,
low birth weight, Labor
ABSTRACT
Aim: Maternal anemia as a risk factor for preterm delivery and low birth
weight
Methods:
A
cross-sectional study using pregnant women as participants to screen for pregnancy
endpoints and perform a hemoglobin test. A logistic regression model was used.
The adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were utilized in this
investigation to determine if maternal anemia, preterm labor and low birth
weight were associated.
Results: The mean maternal age was
27.8±6.4 in anemic women and 28.2±5.9 in non-anemic women. Preterm birth was
26.3% in anemic women and 10% in women who were not anemic. Low birth weight
babies accounted for 32.5% of the anemic group and 10% of non-anemic mothers
gave birth to low birth weight babies.
Conclusion: Pregnant mothers who were
anemic had a greater chance of having a low birth weight babies.
Keywords:
Pregnancy,
low birth weight, Labor