Association of Maternal Hemoglobin and Birth Weight at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu | Zendy

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Association of Maternal Hemoglobin and Birth Weight at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu

Author(s) -

Safiur Rahman Ansari,

Gehanath Baral

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

nepal journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1999-9623

pISSN - 1999-8546

DOI - 10.3126/njog.v11i2.17455

Subject(s) - medicine , hemoglobin , obstetrics , birth weight , low birth weight , positive correlation , correlation , pregnancy , pediatrics , genetics , geometry , mathematics , biology

Aims: To examine the association between maternal hemoglobin with birth weight.Methods: Cross sectional study of obstetrics database at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital. Hospital delivery of over 18 years of age women tested for Pearson correlation using SPSS-17.Results: Total of 2085 cases analyzed. There was mean hemoglobin value of 12.05 ± 1.30 (95% CI=11.992-12.103) g/dL and no any significant impact on mode of delivery (p=0.15) and neonatal death (p=0.736). There was a small but a significant correlation (p<0.01) of maternal age with hemoglobin (r = 0.106) and birth weight (r = 0.093); but a very small negative correlation between maternal hemoglobin and birth weight.Conclusions: Optimal maternal hemoglobin during labor rules out any strong correlation with birth weight.

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