Abstract:
Pregnancy-related anemia in the mothers is deleterious to simultaneously the mother and an unborn child. The intent of the investigation is to gauge the way anemia influence the overall wellness of newborns and the curriculum of pregnancies. A cross-sectional research investigation occurred at a private health care facility in Dhaka comprising 150 postpartum women. Data were collected through questionnaire and data analysis through SPSS software version 27.0. Anemia in mother was identified through hemoglobin level during pregnancy and if the hemoglobin level was less than 11g/dl then it was considered anemic where anemia prevalence was 72% and 28% were normal. Though mortality rate of babies was 2.7% among babies there were various risk factors associated with anemia on pregnancy. Transfusion (30.7%) and caesarian delivery (94%) among mother was high and other outcomes of mother were not that significant factor but it may impact on mothers. There were several neonatal outcomes but which affects mostly and was significant in this study and correlated with anemia was preterm delivery and low birth weight. 41.3% neonatal had preterm delivery. About 46.7% of babies’ weight was below 2500g which shows low birth weight. Overall the study elaborates maternal anemia prevalence is really high among pregnant women for lack of knowledge as the education of mother and husband doesn’t meet it’s need and for lack of knowledge mother did not get proper prenatal care. One prenatal visit during pregnancy within a month is ideal but in 28-36 weeks one prenatal visit in every two weeks and in 36-40 weeks pregnant one prenatal visit every week is needed where 52.7% mother only visit hospital for less than four times. There was a significant relationship identified amongst anemia in pregnancy and low economic status, a lack of understanding and postponed visits to the antenatal clinic. Therefore, initiatives to generate awareness and enlighten the general population about anemia, its consequences during pregnancy, and measures to prevent it should be implemented. An increased likelihood of severe maternal outcomes was discovered to be independently attributed to mild to moderate anemia while pregnancy. Pregnant women and maternal health care providers ought to focus more on prevention and treatment of anemia during pregnancy. In order to determine if whether women with mild to moderate anemia are more susceptible to any negative effects, additional research must be conducted to validate such findings on a larger sample of women
