Abstract
Birth weight is affected by several maternal factors. Levels of 10.5 gydl of hemoglobin in the second trimester and 11 gydl in the first and third trimester are considered the lowest normal levels for pregnant women and some authors report these levels as ‘physiologic anemia’. A decrease in red blood cell numbers during pregnancy can be the result of several conditions the most common of which being ‘true anemia’ induced by nutritional deficiencies (iron intake is too low). Maternal anemia and high maternal hemoglobin levels during gestation are reported to be associated with low birth weight and prematurity respectively. The present study was undertaken to investigate the possible effects of abnormal maternal hemoglobin level on the birth weight of their offspring. (excerpt)
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