subject: Impacts of pregnancy anemia on maternal and infant health [print this page] After surveying on 400 newborn babies and their mothers in south-west region of Bangladesh and comparing various data, I obtained a result that about 63 % of pregnant mothers were anemic among which 11% severe anemic, 32% moderate anemic and 20 % were mild anemic. About 37 % anemic mother and about 23 % non-anemic mother were gained very low Weight during their pregnancy. About 14 % of anemic mother and about 9% of pregnant mother needed surgical delivery. About 17 % pre-term babies were found among anemic mother's baby where 8 % of non-anemic mother were pre-term born. Total prevalence of LBW baby was 14%, where about 18 % were found among anemic mother baby. About 16 % anemic mother's baby were found birth length below the 5th percentile cutoff point and 19 % were found head circumference below 5th percentile cut off point on the contrary this rate is 8 % and 10 % among non-anemic mother baby respectively. About 49 % pregnant mother were experienced complication during pregnancy where this rate is 43 % for non-anemic mother. About 42 % anemic mother and 34 % non-anemic mother were malnourished based on BMI method. According to MUAC 44 % anemic and 33 % non-anemic mother were malnourished. Finally I reached in the consumption that pregnancy anemia greatly affect fetus development, pregnancy out come, maternal health and newborn's health condition and nutrition.
Impacts of pregnancy anemia on maternal and infant health
