Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

Comparison of pregnancy outcomes of anaemic and non- anaemic multigravid women visiting Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh

Himani, Mariam O. J, Tahlan Anita, Tandon Rimpy

Abstract :

Abstract: Anaemia is crucial among all nutritional disorders all over the world. Anaemia in pregnancy can lead to many complications during antenatal, intra-natal, and post- natal period including pre- term birth, low birth weight babies; small for gestational age babies and incidence of post- partum haemorrhage that leads to high maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates. The present study was aimed to find out and compare the pregnancy outcomes of anaemic and non- anaemic multigravid women. Quantitative research approach using descriptive study design was used to conduct the study on 120 subjects. The prevalence of anaemia was found to be 37.5% at the time of enrolment. Statistically significant difference was found in the haemoglobin level of the anaemic and non- anaemic study groups at the time of delivery. No statistically significant difference was found in the groups on mode of delivery, period of gestation at delivery, placenta weight and neonatal outcomes. Haemoglobin level of the study subjects at the time of delivery was found to be associated significantly with the socio- economic class score. It is important to detect anaemia early in pregnancy and take steps to control the same by considering the social and economic conditions at the earliest with the goal to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates.