| Severe anaemia in pregnancy: a tertiary hospital experience from northern India. | |
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PMID: 20925612 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Anaemia is a major health problem among woman of reproductive age group, particularly in developing countries. We undertook this study to determine the maternal and perinatal outcome in patients with severe anaemia in pregnancy, with a haemoglobin concentration of < 7 g/dl. The in-hospital data were analysed for 12 months between January 2007 and December 2007 and 2.15% (n = 96) of women were found to have severe anaemia. Out of these, 18.75% had pre-term premature rupture of membranes and 5.12% of all deliveries were pre-term. Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy were seen in 17.7%; abruption in 3.12% and 9.37% had congestive cardiac failure. Postpartum haemorrhage was seen in 25.5% of the patients and 8.33% had puerperal pyrexia. Fetal distress was seen in 26% of and 33.33% had small for gestational age neonates; there were 16.66% stillbirths and 4.16% neonatal deaths. Of the 96 severely anaemic women, six died after admission. Our study shows that efforts must be taken towards safe motherhood and spreading awareness about the various consequences of anaemia, which is usually preventable with early correction. |
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Authors:
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M Rohilla; A Raveendran; L K Dhaliwal; S Chopra |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume: 30 ISSN: 1364-6893 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynaecol Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-07 Completed Date: 2011-01-24 Revised Date: 2011-09-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309140 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynaecol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 694-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. |
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Academic Medical Centers
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statistics & numerical data Adolescent Adult Anemia / blood*, mortality* Female Hemoglobins Humans India / epidemiology Iron / blood Morbidity Postpartum Hemorrhage / blood, mortality Predictive Value of Tests Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / blood*, mortality* Prevalence Severity of Illness Index* Stillbirth / epidemiology Young Adult |
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0/Hemoglobins; 7439-89-6/Iron |
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Comment In:
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J Obstet Gynaecol. 2011 Aug;31(6):557; author reply 557
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21823875
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