Open AccessCan Gestational Anemia be Alleviated with Increased Awareness of its Causes and Management Strategies? Implications for Health Care Services
Author(s) -
Vidya Seshan,
Esra Al-Khasawneh,
Salam Al Kindi,
Fayez A. Simadi,
Judie Arulappan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oman medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2070-5204
pISSN - 1999-768X
DOI - 10.5001/omj.2018.59
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , anemia , obstetrics , gestation , pregnancy , pediatrics , hemoglobin , birth weight , parity (physics) , genetics , physics , particle physics , biology
We conducted this study to assess the risk factors of gestational anemia and evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally-tailored nutrition educational intervention on hemoglobin (Hb) status among pregnant Omani women. Newborn birthweight was used as a birth outcome.