INTRODUCTION: Anemia of pregnancy continues to be one of the important causes of maternal and fetal morbidity. Our country is in the category of developing countries in terms of the frequency of iron deficiency anemia. Obstetric complications cause both mother and fetus to deal with long-term health problems. The increase in the need for intensive care due to low birth weight babies triggers both cost and short, medium and long term problems. This study was planned to evaluate the maternal and fetal outcomes of anemic pregnant women who applied to our obstetrics clinic.
METHODS: One hundred twenty pregnant women whose third trimester hemoglobin values were compatible with anemia were included in the study. Sixty healthy pregnant women without anemia were considered as the control group. Blood samples were taken at least twice for the diagnosis of anemia at the third trimester.
RESULTS: As can be clearly seen in Table 2, no significant difference was found between the demographic characteristics of the anemic and non-anemic groups. When the perinatal outcomes of the groups were compared, cesarean section rates were found to be significantly higher in the anemic group than in the non-anemic group. There was no difference between the groups in terms of vaginal delivery rates.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It will be an important step for the solution to accept pregnancy anemia as an important disease by healthcare professionals at every stage, starting with primary care physicians. The foundations of a society rising thanks to healthy generations and mothers will be possible by treating this clinical picture in every region of our country.
Key words: Anemia, Pregnancy, newborn, morbidity.
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