Association of Maternal Iron Deficiency Anemia with Lower Ferritin Level of New Born among Pregnant Women

Abstract

Objective: Aim of current study is to determine the prevalence maternal iron deficiency anemia with lower ferritin level of new born among pregnant women. Study Design:Cross-sectional study Place and Duration:The study was conducted at Gynae and Obs department of Mufti Mehmood Teaching Hospital, D I Khan for duration of six months from January 2021 to June 2021. Methods: There were one hundred and thirty pregnant women were included in this study. Women were aged between 18-45 years. Data on enrolled patients' ages, BMIs, and educational attainment levels were collected after informed written consent was obtained. At birth, the umbilical cord and the mother's blood were taken for a Complete Blood Count (CBC) to measure haemoglobin and serum ferritin levels in both the mother's and her baby's bloodstream.SPSS 23.0 used to analyze complete data. Results: The mean age of the females were 29.14±5.87 years with mean BMI 25.4±7.44 kg/m2. Most of the females were not educated 80 (61.5%). Mean hemoglobin level of mothers were 116.9±34.66 g/L and with mean serum ferritin level 19.6±8.52 ng/mL. Frequency of iron deficiency anemia (Hb< 110 g/L ) was found among 70 (53.8%) cases with low serum ferritin < 15 ng/mL). Among 70 cases, 40 (57.1%) cases had mild anemia, moderate anemia found in 18 (25.7%) patients and severe anemia found in 12 (17.1%) cases. Among anemia patients mean ferritin level was 13.9±16.6 ng/mL with mean hemoglobin 87.5±12.34 g/L. Mean gestational age of new born were 36.8±12.43 weeks. Mean weight of the infants were 2534.23±5.2 grams. Conclusion: We concluded in this study that strongly association of iron deficiency anemia with low ferritin level. Maternal anemia is a serious health problem in which life of pregnant women and her child are endangered. Keywords: Anemia, Pregnant Women, Serum Ferritin, Hemoglobin, New born