TITLE:
Relation Ship of Maternal Haemoglobin Concentration Measured in Labour with Neonatal Outcome among Sudanese Women
AUTHORS:
Nada Elamin Abdallah Badi, Hassabelrasol Ata Almoula, Nahla Idris Abdalla Idris, Yassir Hamadalnil, Siddig Omer M. Handady
KEYWORDS:
Maternal Hemoglobin, Pregnancy, Neonatal Outcome, Birth Weight, Apgar Score, Sudanese Women
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.11 No.2,
February
25,
2021
ABSTRACT: Objective: Data
showed that maternal anaemia during pregnancy negatively affects maternal/fetal
outcomes. We here attempted to re-confirm this in this specific region of
Sudan, with special reference to fetal/neonatal outcome. Methodology: This cross-sectional observational study was carried out at Omdurman Maternity
and Khartoum North Teaching Hospitals-Sudan from March 2018 to March 2019, with
246 pregnant women presented in labour enrolled. Maternal characteristics,
haemoglobin (Hb) measured after labour initiation and fetal/neonatal outcomes
were analyzed. Results: When maternal anemia was defined as Hb less than
10.0 g/dL, 80 (32.5%) had anemia and 166 had not. Anemic women (Hb; 8.3 ± 0.31),
compared with non-anemic women (Hb; 11.4 ± 0.61), were significantly more
likely to have low birth weight (LBW) infants (40% vs. 15.7%) and still birth (12.5%
vs. 4.8%). There was a correlation between hemoglobin concentration and the
followings: LBW, respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal nursery admission,
still birth, early neonatal death, and low Apgar score. Conclusions: Maternal aneamia negatively affected fetal/neonatal outcomes. This data may be
useful to make health policy in this area.