Maternal Anemia and Risk of Small for Gestational Age

Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy results impaired oxygen transport to the fetus and may result intrauterine growth Retardation, low birth weight, small for gestational size, neonatal death. Objective: This study is assess risk of age anemic pregnant females. Methods: a prospective cross-sectional study, Data was gathered from April 2019- July 2020, all females registered gynecology department Life-line hospital during were enrolled after signing informed consent. After laboratory investigation participants divided into two groups, Group A had non-anemic group B anemic
 SPSS version 20 used analyze data. Continuous data interpreted as mean standard deviation. To correlation between categorical variables chi-square test performed, p-value < 0.05 considered significant. Results: total 500 included 21-25 years mothers reported with frequency 165 100 respectively, While 25-30 218 107 respectively. Gravidity indicated higher prevalence anemia 1 – 3 children 156/302 falling category parity 1-3. odds getting SGA fetal outcome mothers, OR performed positive ratio (1.4) Conclusion: rate compared non-anemic, expressing need better nutritional psychological assessments reproductive-age Pakistan.