The Prevalence of Maternal Anemia and Its Effect on Infant Birth Weight in Rize Province

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 31 - 39, 20.03.2024

Mehmet Kağıtcı , Şenol Şentürk , İlknur Merve Ayazoğlu , Sibel Doğan Polat , Çiğdem Can Bayrak , Bülent Yılmaz

Abstract

Abstract
Aim:
Anemia is a common problem that complicates pregnancy. Anemia during pregnancy is associated with many fetal and maternal complications. In this study, we aimed to determine whether anemia during pregnancy has an effect on baby birth weight.
Materials and Methods:
The data of pregnant women who gave birth at 37-41 weeks of gestation in our hospital were retrospectively scanned. Among these patients, those who were followed up in the pregnancy outpatient clinic of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital and received iron supplements throughout their pregnancy were included in the study. Pregnant women with hemoglobin values below 11 g/dl for all three trimesters were considered to have anemia. The haemoglobin levels of pregnant women in all three trimesters were used to compare the infant birth weights of anaemic and non-anemic women.
Results:
523 pregnant women who gave birth in our hospital were included in this retrospective study. The prevalence of anemia in the first, second and third trimesters of the pregnant women included in the study was determined to be 6.5%, 23.32% and 17.7%, respectively. The first trimester hemoglobin average of the pregnant women included in the study was 12.39±1.06 g/dl, the second trimester hemoglobin average was 11.44±1.04 g/dl and the third trimester hemoglobin average was 11.75±1.29 g/dl The average birth weight was 3355.09 ±427.70 g. There was no statistically significant difference in the average birth weight of newborns born to anemic and non-anemic pregnant women during all three trimesters. Conclusion:
Maternal anemia is still prevalent in Rize province. However, in those who received iron supplements during pregnancy, no effect was found on the birth weight of the newborn, even if there was maternal anemia. Our study reveals the importance of regular follow-up of pregnant women and taking iron supplements. It could be concluded that it is possible to prevent the fetal and maternal effects of anemia before they arise.

Keywords

Anemi, Bebek Doğum Ağırlığı, Gebelik, Prevalans

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