Prevalence of type and severity of anemia in Antenatal cases in a tertiary care hospital in North India

  • Neha Tyagi Senior resident Department of pathology,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi
  • Ankit Kaushik Senior resident Department of pathology,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi
  • Arti Khatri Senior resident Department of pathology,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi
  • Akansha Deshwal Senior resident Department of pathology,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi
  • Sunil Ranga Associate Professor, Department of pathology,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi
  • Wazid Ali Shah Assistant Professor, Department of pathology,VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital.New Delhi
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.

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Published
2016-03-14
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Original Articles