Pregnancy and commonly usage hematological medications in Sudan

Abstract

Background: When a woman with hematological issues considers pregnancy, she may need to take drugs. Objectives: This research looked into the use of hematological drugs to treat illnesses like anemia. Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional hospital-based study which carried out in Military Hospitals and Khartoum Teaching Hospital (Sudan) from Jan 2014 - Jan 2015. Data collection form was used to extract the information from 650 pregnant patient files. The information recorded included: age, trimester, medical history and hematological drugs. Results and Discussion: Four hundred & forty two (N=442=68%) of the women had normal (75-90%) hemoglobin, and 208 (32%) were below normal (40-70%) hemoglobin. Four hundred & thirty one (66.3%) of the pregnant women were dispensed hematological medications and the consumption was significantly higher in the third trimester (7-9 months) 89.6% of women (N = 386) than the second trimester (4-6 months) 10% of women (N = 43) and the first trimester (1-3 months) 0.46% of women (N = 2).