Placenta is the mirror of fetomaternal status. The effect of anemia in pregnancy can be diverse and detrimental to the mother and the fetus. The placenta also plays an important role in hormone production and releases hormones into both the maternal and fetal circulations to affect pregnancy, metabolism, fetal growth, and parturition. Earlier in developing countries women often become anemic during pregnancy because the demand of iron and vitamins will increase. Fetuses are at risk of preterm deliveries, low birth weight due to impairment of oxygen delivery to placenta and fetus.The study was carried out to study the morphology of placenta in anaemic subjects. Material and method - In the present study,50 placentae, 10 from normal pregnancies (control group) and 40 from anaemic mothers (study group) were studied.The parameters studied were mean placental weight, volume, diameter, average thickness, no. of cotyledons, presence of infarction, calcification and site of attachment of umblical cord & no. of blood vessels in cord. From the study it is concluded that anaemia affects placental outcome. It was concluded from the study that the weight of newborn baby is significantly low in anemia and it further decreased according to severity of anemia.