Prevalence of type and severity of anemia in Antenatal cases in a tertiary care hospital in North India
Keywords:
Anemia, pregnancy
Abstract
Anemia in expectant women is a serious world-wide public health problem with adverse pregnancy outcomes. It remains one of the India’s major public health irrespective of the fact that it is preventable and easily treatable. The present study is being done to assess the severity and type of anemia in a tertiary care hospital in North India.References
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8. Srinivasa Rao, Srikanth S. Prevalence of anemia in first trimester of pregnancy in rural population of Krishna District in Andhra Pradesh. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences 2013;1(5):570-74.
9. Toteja GS,Singh P, Dillon BS et al . Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women and adolescent girls in 16 district of India. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2006; 27(4):311-315.
10. Gautam VP, Bansal Y, Saha R. Prevalence of Anemia amongst pregnant women and its socio-demographic associates in a rural area of Delhi. Indian J of Community Med 2010; 27(4):157-160.
11. Kapil U, Pathak P, Tandon M, Singh C, Pradhan R,Dwiwedi SN. Micronutrient deficiency disorder amongst pregnant women in three urban slum communities of Delhi. Indian Pediatrics 1999;36:991-998.
12. Pathak P, Tandon M, Kapil U, Singh C. Prevalence of Iron deficiency anemia amongst pregnant women in urban slum communities of Delhi.Indian Paediatrics 1999;36:322-323.
13. Abel Gebre, Afework Mulugeta. Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among pregnant women in North western zone of Tigray, Northern Eithopia. A cross-sectional study. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2015;1:1-5.
14. Mridul Malakar. High prevalence of anemia in pregnant women of Lakhimpur district of Assam. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research 2014;3(4):314-321.
15. Raman L, Subhalaxmi PV, Vasumathi N et al. iron and folic acid nutritional status of women in slums. Nutritional Reports International 1989;39:73-80.
16. Centers for disease control, Criteria for anemia in children and child bearing aged women.MMWR 1989;38:400-404.
17. Milman N, Bergliolt T, Byg KE, Erikson L. Iron status and balance during pregnancy. A critical appraisal of Iron supplementation.Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1999;78:749-57.
18. Agrawal, D., Fotedar, S., Kundu, S., & Mourya, M. Iron Sucrose infusion in Pregnancy: a comparative study. Annals Of Applied Bio-Sciences, 2014;1(1), A40-44.
19. Mora JO, Nestel PS. Improving prenatal nutrition in developing countries: strategies, prospects and challenges. Am J Clin Nutri 2000;71:1353-1363.
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