Abstract
Objective: To find out the situation and causes of anaemia in pregnant women at MMIMSR during the study period with special reference to the severity of the disease and to find out foetal outcome in pregnant women with anaemia.
 Methods: The study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala(India). The study was carried out between the period of october 2012 to September 2014.A total of 200 cases of moderate and severe anaemia were included in the study on the basis of simple random sampling method and 200 cases of non anaemic subjects were included to serve as controls for the anaemic group, during the study period. Hb gm/dl was taken as criteria for deciding anaemia cases and also to classify them according to the severity. Cases were classified according to WHO criteria.
 Results: Out of 200 cases of anaemia, 70% were moderately anaemic (Hb 7 – 9.9gm/dl) and 30% were severly anaemic (Hb < 7gm/dl). Microcytic hypochromic type of anaemia (82.5%) was more prevalent suggesting nutritional inadequacies as cause of anaemia. Adverse foetal outcome in the form of preterm birth (17%), still birth (3.5%), low birth weight babies (27.5%), neonatal morbidity (23.3%) was more in the anaemic group than non anaemic controls
 Conclusion: Anaemia in pregnancy has adverse foetal outcome in the form of decreased birth weight, increased perinatal morbidity and mortality.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.18(1) 2019 p.63-72
Highlights
Anaemia in pregnancy is one of the most important and common public health problems in India and in most of the South East Asian countries
Social causes are responsible for anaemia during pregnancy like early age at marriage, teenage pregnancy, ill spacing between two pregnancies and poor supplementation of iron, malnutrition, endemic diseases like malaria and worm infestations
A total of 200 cases of moderate and severe anaemia were included in the study on the basis of simple random sampling method and 200 cases of non anaemic subjects were included to serve as controls for the anaemic group, during the study period
Summary
Anaemia in pregnancy is one of the most important and common public health problems in India and in most of the South East Asian countries. About 16% to 40% of maternal deaths occur due to anaemia. Most of the pregnant patients presenting to outpatient department have iron deficiency anaemia. Social causes are responsible for anaemia during pregnancy like early age at marriage, teenage pregnancy, ill spacing between two pregnancies and poor supplementation of iron, malnutrition, endemic diseases like malaria and worm infestations. Standards laid by WHO suggest haemoglobin below 11 gm/dl as anaemia. According to standards laid down, incidence of anaemia during pregnancy in India ranges from 65% to 75%.1. The most preventable cause that can improve perinatal health
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