Title: Estimation and Evaluation of Micronutrients and Vitamins Intake during Pregnancy
Authors: Dr Maleka Sultana, Prof. Dr Md. Nurul Amin, Prof. Nizamul Hoque Bhuiyan
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v9i11.09
Abstract
Background: Iron deficiency anemia, folic acid deficiency, and calcium deficiency during pregnancy can lead to adverse outcomes for both the mother and the infant in developing countries. Preventive measure before and during pregnancy can control the rate of maternal and child mortality and morbidity.
Objective: The purpose of the current research work was to find out the prevalence and outcomes of Iron deficiency anemia, folate deficiency, and Calcium deficiency during as well as the steps to prevent and control them.
Method: A whole of 50 blood trials (samples) of pregnant women were drawn into EDTA tubes from December,2019 to February,2020, from the Dhaka Medical College Hospital of Dhaka during the visits of the pregnant women to the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department by using Sysmex XN-2000.
Result: Among 50 pregnant women, total 13(26%) pregnant women had moderate iron deficiency anemia, 5(10%) pregnant had severe iron deficiency anemia, and total 32(64%) pregnant women had mild iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy, it is also shown from the result that, total 32(64%) pregnant women had mild folate deficiency anemia, 13(26%) pregnant women had moderate folate deficiency anemia, and total 5 (10%) pregnant women had severe folate deficiency anemia. and total 38(76%) pregnant women had normal calcium level and total 12(24%) pregnant had hypocalcemia or Calcium deficiency.
Conclusion: Iron deficiency, folic acid deficiency and calcium deficiency during pregnancy lead to potential threats to the mothers such as miscarriage, pre- eclampsia, hemorrhage. pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and also brings out negative outcomes to the infants such as prematurity, low birth weight, growth retardation, cleft lip, cleft palate and neural tube defects. Increasing awareness, proper diagnosis and management of iron, folic acid, calcium deficiency during pregnancy will fill the nutritional gap and control the major causes of mortality and morbidity and poor maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnancy in Bangladesh.
Keywords: Anemia, iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy, folic acid deficiency in pregnancy, hypocalcemia in pregnancy, Dhaka Medical College, Hospital, Bangladesh.
