Nutritional Anaemia During Pregnancy a Comparative Study of Two Socio‐economic Classes

Molina, Rafael; Diez‐Ewald, María; Fernández, Gerardo Blanco; Velázquez, Nelson

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00495.x

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“…This finding is in agreement with those of Akanmu et al (1998), Ogbede et al (1994), Lamina and Sorunmu (2003) and Molina et al (1974). This was not unexpected as many investigators have observed adverse outcomes of health status, including anaemia in association with low socioeconomic class (Molina et al 1974).…”

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Anaemia in pregnancy at booking in Gombe, North-eastern Nigeria

Bukar¹,

Audu²,

Ur³

et al. 2008

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Anaemia in pregnancy is an important reproductive health problem associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy at booking in Gombe, North-eastern Nigeria. A cross-sectional study of 461 women attending the antenatal clinic was carried out. Anaemia in pregnancy was defined as a packed cell volume (PCV) of <30%. The capillary technique was used for the estimation of the PCV. The biosocial characteristics (age, parity and social class); and gestational age at booking were obtained and analysed. Of the 461 pregnant women studied, 239 were anaemic, a prevalence of anaemia at booking of 51.8%. The majority of these patients, 67.4%, were mildly anaemic, 30.5% were moderately anaemic while only 2.1% had severe anaemia. Most, 316 (68.5%) of the women booked in the second trimester while only 3.0% booked in the first trimester. There was no relationship between parity and anaemia in pregnancy in this study The majority of the women, 293 (63.5%) were in the lower social class. Because the majority of the anaemic gravidae are in the low social class, provision of haematinics at little or no cost will go a long way towards reducing the high prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy. In the long run, educational and economic empowerment of the women is the key to reducing the overall prevalence of anaemia to the barest minimum.

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Anaemia in pregnancy at booking in Gombe, North-eastern Nigeria

Bukar¹,

Audu²,

Ur³

et al. 2008

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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“…About half the pregnant women in our study were iron deficient and 22.7% had iron-deficiency anaemia. This prevalence is high, and is at variance with reports from India and Turkey [10][11][12][13]. In a study in Istanbul and Izmit the prevalence of iron deficiency in pregnant women was 52.3% [10].…”

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“…Shukla et al studied 246 pregnant and non-pregnant women in 7 vil-lages in India and showed prevalence of anaemia to be between 25% and 68% [12]. Molina et al studied 88 pregnant women of lower and middle economic status and found significantly lower ferritin and Hb levels in the poorer group [13].…”

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Iron status of babies born to iron-deficient anaemic mothers in an Iranian hospital

Emamghorashi

Heidari²

2004

East Mediterr Health J.

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Weinvestigated the relation between maternal anaemia and neonatal iron status in 97 mothers and their babies. Haemoglobin [Hb], serum iron, total iron binding capacity and serum ferritin were determined. Mothers were divided into 3 groups:iron-deficient anaemic [22.7%], non-anaemic iron-deficient [27.8%] and non-anaemic non-iron-deficient [49.5%]. There was no significant difference in the mean ages of the 3 groups but there were significant differences in relation to parity, Hb and serum ferritin levels. There was no significant difference in the mean value of serum iron or total iron binding capacity among the neonates of the 3 groups. Babies of iron-deficient anaemic mothers had significantly lower levels of serum ferritin [115.3 ng/mL] than nonanaemic, non-iron-deficient mothers [204.8 ng/mL] but not compared with the non-anaemic iron-deficient group. Maternal iron deficiency may affect iron status in their babies and predispose them to iron deficiency

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“…In the 1970s, 2 groups reported the lack of association of folate deficiency with preeclampsia (hypertension and proteinuria) or pregnancy-induced hypertension (144,145). In the 1990s, research interest intensified on the premise that placental vasculopathy secondary to hyperhomocysteinemia may be the underlying cause of preeclampsia (77, 137-139, 141, 146 -163).…”

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Folate and human reproduction

Tamura

Picciano

2006

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

422

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The influence of folate nutritional status on various pregnancy outcomes has long been recognized. Studies conducted in the 1950s and 1960s led to the recognition of prenatal folic acid supplementation as a means to prevent pregnancy-induced megaloblastic anemia. In the 1990s, the utility of periconceptional folic acid supplementation and folic acid food fortification emerged when they were proven to prevent the occurrence of neural tube defects. These distinctively different uses of folic acid may well be ranked among the most significant public health measures for the prevention of pregnancy-related disorders. Folate is now viewed not only as a nutrient needed to prevent megaloblastic anemia in pregnancy but also as a vitamin essential for reproductive health. This review focuses on the relation between various outcomes of human reproduction (ie, pregnancy, lactation, and male reproduction) and folate nutrition and metabolism, homocysteine metabolism, and polymorphisms of genes that encode folate-related enzymes or proteins, and we identify issues for future research.

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Nutritional Anaemia During Pregnancy a Comparative Study of Two Socio‐economic Classes

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Anaemia in pregnancy at booking in Gombe, North-eastern Nigeria

Anaemia in pregnancy at booking in Gombe, North-eastern Nigeria

Iron status of babies born to iron-deficient anaemic mothers in an Iranian hospital

Folate and human reproduction

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