Anaemia in the first but not in the second or third trimester is a risk factor for low birth weight
Anaemia in the first but not in the second or third trimester is a risk factor for low birth weight
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DOI:
10.1016/s0261-5614(02)00209-1
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发表时间:
2003-06-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Heinonen, S
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作者:
Hämäläinen, H;Hakkarainen, K;Heinonen, S
Objective: To assess pregnancy outcome in women with anaemia during pregnancy.Methods: The study design involved a retrospective chart review of all women registering for prenatal care in the area of Kuopio University Hospital between 1990 and 2000. A haemoglobin concentration below 100 g/l was used as a cutoff for anaemia and affected women (N=597) were stratified by the trimester at which anaemia was diagnosed. Multiple regression analysis was used to compare obstetric outcomes in the study groups and in non-anaemic women (N=22,202).Results: The frequency of anaemia was 2.6%, with 0.3% occurring in the first trimester. After controlling for confounding factors, anaemia detected in the first trimester was associated with low-birth-weight infants (OR=3.14,95% Cl: 1.35-7.28) whereas the mid- and third-trimester anaemia groups showed no significantly different outcomes when compared with the non-anaemic women. First trimester anaemia was not significantly associated with small birth weight for gestational age (OR=0.98, 95% Cl: 0.41-217) or with premature delivery < 37 weeks (OR=1.80, 95% Cl: 0.72-4.49).Conclusions: Maternal anaemia detected in the first trimester is associated with low birth weight. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.