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

Objective : Menace of anaemia is very rampant in our country despite improvement in its diagnosis and management. This fact gains mammoth importance as most of our pregnant women suffer from anaemia in their journey towards motherhood. Anaemia threatens the life of both mother and foetus. Objective of this study is to establish the relationship between maternal anaemia and perinatal morbidity. Material and Methods : 200 women studied out of which 100 were unbooked anaemic cases (lib <11 gm/dl during labour and 2 previous oeeasions in same pregnancy) and 100 were non-anaemic (Hb>l 1 gm/dl at all times during pregnancy).