The effects of maternal anemia in pregnant women with respect to the newborn weight and the placental weight in the delivery room

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to investigate the possible effects of maternal anemia in pregnant women with respect to placental weight and newborn weight.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 68 healthy pregnant women were included from the 2nd Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital. Maternal anemia was defined with a hemoglobin value less than 10 g / dl. The correlations were studied between the parameters (hemoglobin levels, placental weight and newborn weight ) in primiparous and multiparous women.
RESULTS: The study cohort consisted of 36 (52%) multiparous and 32 (48%) primiparous women (mean age ± SD: 27.40 ± 7.23 years. range: 17-45 years). The mean age of the newborns was 39.8 weeks. The rate of gestational anemia was as 27%. The rate for multıparous pregnant women (31.7%) was four times higher rates anemia compared to the rate of primiparous pregnant woman (8.3%). A positive correlation was found between placental weight and child weight (R = 0.657, t value = 0.00). There was a weak negative correlation between placental weight and Hb values. However, there was no statistically significant correlation between maternal Hb values and neonatal weight.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Maternal anemia is an important and frequently encountered antenatal problem for pregnant women and it should be investigated in pregnant women and as well as candidates for pregnancy.