Maternal anemia and underweight as determinants of pregnancy outcomes: cohort study in eastern rural Maharashtra, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study the trend in the prevalence of anaemia and low BMI among pregnant women from Eastern Maharashtra and evaluate if low BMI and anaemia affect pregnancy outcomes.

Design

Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Catchment areas of 20 rural primary health centres in four eastern districts of Maharashtra State, India.

Participants

72 750 women from the Nagpur site of Maternal and Newborn Health Registry of NIH's Global Network, enrolled from 2009 to 2016.

Main outcome measures

Mode of delivery, pregnancy related complications at delivery, stillbirths, neonatal deaths and low birth weight (LBW) in babies.

Results

Over 90% of the women included in the study were anaemic and over a third were underweight (BMI <18 kg/m2) and with

SUBMITTER: Patel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089300 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature