Characterization of pregnant population with anemia and asociation with perinatal morbimortality

Abstract

Introduction: Anemia is the most frequent nutritional disorder in the
world and in pregnancy it is a risk for the mother, the fetus or newborn,
triggering complications such as IVU, abortion, IUGR, preterm birth,
preeclampsia, low birth weight, RPM, etc. Objective: To determine
the effects of anemia on pregnancy and the perinatal outcome of the
patients treated at the Hernando Moncaleano Hospital in Neiva from
June 2012 to June 2016. Methodology: An observational, descriptive,
retrospective study, In pregnant women attended at a high obstetrical
risk visit during the period and institution mentioned, with crossvariables to determine the relationship between the severity of the
anemia and its complications by the Chi-square calculation Results:
Of 1,493 patients, 101 pregnant women Between the ages of 16
and 34 were included in the study. The prevalence of anemia was
32.01% and the complications identified were: Urinary tract infection
(8.91%), intrauterine growth restriction (7.9%), low birth weight
(6.9%), preeclampsia, 95%), preterm delivery (3.96%), premature
rupture of membranes (3.03%) and a single case of abortion.
10.89% of the newborns required hospitalization, of which 2 had
hypoglycemia and 5 neonatal jaundice. Conclusions: Anemia is an
underdiagnosed pathology that affects women between 16 and 30
whose complications such as low birth weight, intrauterine growth
restriction and neonatal jaundice are dependent on the severity of the
anemia.