European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: In this study we wanted to evaluate the maternal morbidity in women with moderate and severe anaemia and compare maternal and perinatal outcome in moderate and severe anaemic pregnant females with those of non-anaemic pregnant females delivering at or more than 28 weeks of gestation. Methods This was a hospital based prospective case control study conducted among 75 pregnant women who presented with severe anemia to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, over a period of 18 months, from November 2020 to May 2022 after obtaining clearance from institutional ethics committee and written informed consent from the study participants.  Results In distribution according to antenatal complications, past medical history, history of blood transfusion, anthropometric parameters, hemogram, mode of delivery, approximate intrapartum blood loss (mL), admission of neonates to NICU, in cases and controls were found to be statistically significant. Requirement of blood transfusion was significantly higher in cases as compared to controls. P value- <.0001 and was statistically significant. Postpartum complications were significantly higher in cases as compared to controls, with p value <.0001, which was statistically significant. Birth weight was significantly lower in cases as compared to controls and was statistically significant. APGAR score at 1 minute was significantly lower in cases as compared to controls. Conclusion Awareness and education on early antenatal bookings, regular iron intake and continuous antenatal care should be the goal in tackling anemia in pregnancy.