All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Introduction : Anaemia is a major nutritional disorder and most common indirect cause of maternal mortality in pregnancy Jnspite of National and FOGS1 anaemia prophylaxis programmes incidence is as high as70%- 80% at our rural medical college,so also the incidence of blood transfusion at term is approximately 15%.lrregular,inadequate and improper intake of oral iron during antenatal period may be one of the most important cause for this status apart from coming as a unbooked case in late pregnancy. Objectives : [l]to achieve Hb% atleast t Ogm% at term. [2]to observe any reduction in blood transfusion rate ai peripartum period, after treatment with Iron Sucrose.