production and function. They represent the most common single-gene disorders that are found in humans and are distributed in various frequencies throughout the world. Materials and Methods: The present study was undertaken in the Department of obstetrics and gynecology of S.C.B Medical College, Cuttack during the period from july 2020 to july 2022. Result: Majority women (78.79%) attended for first antenatal check-up after 28 weeks of gestation and only 3.03% came before 12 weeks. So most of the women were not amenable to undergo prenatal diagnostic test like chorionic villus sampling to detect the fetal affection; Conclusion: As pregnancy is greatly affected by hemoglobinopathy. The maternal morbidities like pre eclampsia, pre-term labour, Urinary tract infection, asymptomatic bacteruria, antepartum haemorrhage and neonatal morbidities like low birth weight, IUGR, SNCU admission rate, neonatal mortality increase in women with hemoglobinopathy. |