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

Pregnancy is associated with physiologic changes that results in deficiencies of various micronutrients. Therefore maternal diet and nutritional status are important factors that influence course and the out comes of pregnancy. Poor nutritional status is associated with increased morbidity and mortality including a higher incidence of congenital abnormalities, deprived foetal & postnatal growth and seen to have pregnancy related complications such as cardiovascular problems. In pregnancy nutritional anaemia is one of the major health problems. Maternal iron deficiency anaemia increases the risk of preterm delivery and subsequent low birth weight.