Abstract
Objectives: Our study was to find out the relationship between foetus, neonatal and maternal haemoglobin level of non-anaemic and anaemic mothers and their new borns.
Methodology: A total of 100 full term pregnant women and their full term newborn were enrolled in this study. A detail history, dietary pattern, clinical examination and relevant investigation were performed. Maternal blood and cord blood of newborns were examined. Haemoglobin level was estimated by Sahli’s acid haematin method.
Results: Data was analyzed by using SPSS software. Mean, standard deviation and t value were observed. P value was taken ≤ 0.05 for significant differences.
Conclusions: Our study concluded that if the mother suffers from anemia, i.e. low hemoglobin level, the baby born to will also have low cord hemoglobin. Maternal anemia has a definite bearing on neonatal hemoglobin level.
Keywords: Anaemia, Pregnancy, Maternal blood, cord blood, Haemoglobin.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Md Tanweer Usmani
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology,
Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i1.23
