Anaemia during pregnancy: impact on birth outcome and infant haemoglobin level during the first 18 months of life.
Trop Med Int Health
; 17(3): 283-91, 2012 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-22146105
ABSTRACT
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.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Hematológicas del Embarazo
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Rasgo Drepanocítico
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Hemoglobinas
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Resultado del Embarazo
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Enfermedades del Recién Nacido
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Anemia
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Malaria
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Med Int Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia