MATERNAL HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION AND BIRTH WEIGHT: A REPORT FROM MOTHER AND CHILD TERTIARY HOSPITAL
Deviana S Riu, Nasruddin A Mappaware, Fujiyanto, M Nurul Asmi, Ardio Tansil
Obstetric and Gynecologic Department Staff of Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of anemia all over the world is 51%. About 7-15% of newborns worldwide are born with a low birth weight per year. Because of the high prevalence of anemia throughout the world and complications that could arise as an effect of anemia both on the mother and fetus-like low birth weight, maternal anemia requires special attention. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy and determine the relationship between maternal anemia during pregnancy and low birth weight, babies. Method: This study is an analytical study with a cross-sectional design which was conducted at Siti Khadijah 1 Tertiary Hospital from January 2017 to October 2018. The total sample of the study was 6876 samples. Analysis of data was carried out using the available statistical package of SPSS-25 (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences-version 25). For the correlation between variables, Spearman correlation was used. Result: Anemia prevalence was 46.6%. Mothers with anemia were more likely to give birth to babies with low birth weight compared to mothers who were not anemic, which is 373 respondents (11.7%) versus 265 respondents (7.2%). Respondents with severe anemia gave birth to more babies with low birth weight than babies with normal birth weight, which is 49 people (92.5%) versus 4 (7.5%). Grand multigravidity gave birth to more babies with low birth weight compared to other groups, which are 66 respondents (15.1%). From the results of the Spearman correlation test, the value of p <0.05. Conclusion: There was a significant correlation between maternal hemoglobin and birth weight
Keywords: Anemia, Pregnancy , Low Birth Weight
Topic: Maternal, neonatal and child health