Koura G. K., Ouedraogo S., Le Port A., Watier L., Cottrell Gilles, Guerra J., Choudat I., Rachas A., Bouscaillou J., Massougbodji A., Garcia André. (2012). Anaemia during pregnancy : impact on birth outcome and infant haemoglobin level during the first 18 months of life. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 17 (3), p. 283-291. ISSN 1360-2276.
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Anaemia during pregnancy : impact on birth outcome and infant haemoglobin level during the first 18 months of life
Koura G. K., Ouedraogo S., Le Port A., Watier L., Cottrell Gilles, Guerra J., Choudat I., Rachas A., Bouscaillou J., Massougbodji A., Garcia André
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Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2012,
17 (3), p. 283-291 ISSN 1360-2276
To determine the effect of maternal anaemia on pregnancy outcome and describe its impact on infant haemoglobin level in the first 18 months of life, we conducted a prospective study of 617 pregnant women and their children in Benin. Prevalence of maternal anaemia at delivery was 39.5%, and 61.1% of newborns were anaemic at birth. Maternal anaemia was not associated with low birth weight [OR = 1.2 (0.62.2)] or preterm birth [OR = 1.3 (0.72.4)], whereas the newborns anaemia was related to maternal anaemia [OR = 1.8 (1.22.5)]. There was no association between an infants haemoglobin level until 18 months and maternal anaemia. However, malaria attacks during follow-up, male gender and sickle cell trait were all associated with a lower infant haemoglobin level until 18 months, whereas good infant feeding practices and a polygamous family were positively associated with a higher haemoglobin level during the first 18 months of life.
