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Anemia durante el embarazo: impacto en el resultado del parto y el nivel de hemoglobina del lactante durante los primeros 18 meses de vida
Author(s) -
Koura Ghislain K.,
Ouedraogo Smaïla,
Le Port Agnès,
Watier Laurence,
Cottrell Gilles,
Guerra José,
Choudat Isabelle,
Rachas Antoine,
Bouscaillou Julie,
Massougbodji Achille,
Garcia André
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02932.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , low birth weight , pediatrics , malaria , anemia , birth weight , prospective cohort study , immunology , genetics , biology
To determine the effect of maternal anaemia on pregnancy outcome and describe its impact on infant haemoglobin level in the first 18 months of life, we conducted a prospective study of 617 pregnant women and their children in Benin. Prevalence of maternal anaemia at delivery was 39.5%, and 61.1% of newborns were anaemic at birth. Maternal anaemia was not associated with low birth weight [OR = 1.2 (0.6–2.2)] or preterm birth [OR = 1.3 (0.7–2.4)], whereas the newborn’s anaemia was related to maternal anaemia [OR = 1.8 (1.2–2.5)]. There was no association between an infant’s haemoglobin level until 18 months and maternal anaemia. However, malaria attacks during follow‐up, male gender and sickle cell trait were all associated with a lower infant haemoglobin level until 18 months, whereas good infant feeding practices and a polygamous family were positively associated with a higher haemoglobin level during the first 18 months of life.