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Prevalence, risk factors and associated adverse pregnancy outcomes of anaemia in Chinese pregnant women: a multicentre retrospective study.
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BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth . 4/23/2018, Vol. 18 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background: Anaemia in pregnant women is a public health problem, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and related risk factors of anaemia during pregnancy in a large multicentre retrospective study (<italic>n</italic> = 44,002) and to determine the adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with or without anaemia. Methods: The study is a secondary data analysis of a retrospective study named "Gestational diabetes mellitus Prevalence Survey (GPS) study in China". Structured questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic characteristics, haemoglobin levels and pregnancy outcomes from all the participants. Anaemia in pregnancy is defined as haemoglobin < 110 g/L. We used SPSS software to assess the predictors of anaemia and associated adverse pregnancy outcomes. Results: The overall prevalence of anaemia was 23.5%. Maternal anaemia was significantly associated with maternal age ≥ 35 years (AOR = 1.386), family per capita monthly income< 1000 CNY (AOR = 1.671), rural residence (AOR = 1.308) and pre-pregnancy BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (AOR = 1.237). Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including GDM, polyhydramnios, preterm birth, low birth weight (< 2500 g), neonatal complications and NICU admission, increased significantly (<italic>P</italic> < 0.001) in those with anaemia than those without. Conclusions: The results indicated that anaemia continues to be a severe health problem among pregnant women in China. Anaemia is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Pregnant women should receive routine antenatal care and be given selective iron supplementation when appropriate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *GESTATIONAL diabetes
*ANEMIA
*MATERNAL health
*PREGNANT women
*HEMOGLOBINS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712393
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129246398