AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to find the impact of maternal anemia on perinatal outcome.Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of community medicine, JNKTMCH, Madhepura,Bihar, India from Jan 2021 to December 2021 and 100 patients were included in the study.Results: Most (43% & 39%) of the pregnant women were in the 25-29 & 20-24 yrs of age group. Only 9% of thepregnant women were less than 20 years of age and 9% were more than 30 years. As the level of educationincreased, severity of anemia decreased although the difference is not statistically significant. Most of the patientswere second gravid i.e. 44%. Most the pregnant women were moderately anemic i.e. 49% followed by mild (45%)and severe (4%) respectively. Among the pregnant women most common type of anemia is Iron deficiency anemia(69%) followed by Sickle cell anemia (16%) and other cause (11%). The distribution of various maternal outcomerelated to anemia, in which most common found to be low birth weight (31%) followed by premature delivery(24%). The distribution of various fetal outcome in anemic mother in the form of preterm (15%) followed byNICU admission (13%) and FGR (9%).Conclusion: Anemia being one of the most important cause of poor feto maternal outcome should be treatedpreconceptionally. There is a need of health education programmers and adequate intake of iron rich diet duringpregnancy, to be strengthened for safe maternal and fetal outcomes.

AbstractAim: The aim of the present study was to find the impact of maternal anemia on perinatal outcome.Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of community medicine, JNKTMCH, Madhepura,Bihar, India from Jan 2021 to December 2021 and 100 patients were included in the study.Results: Most (43% & 39%) of the pregnant women were in the 25-29 & 20-24 yrs of age group. Only 9% of thepregnant women were less than 20 years of age and 9% were more than 30 years. As the level of educationincreased, severity of anemia decreased although the difference is not statistically significant. Most of the patientswere second gravid i.e. 44%. Most the pregnant women were moderately anemic i.e. 49% followed by mild (45%)and severe (4%) respectively. Among the pregnant women most common type of anemia is Iron deficiency anemia(69%) followed by Sickle cell anemia (16%) and other cause (11%). The distribution of various maternal outcomerelated to anemia, in which most common found to be low birth weight (31%) followed by premature delivery(24%). The distribution of various fetal outcome in anemic mother in the form of preterm (15%) followed byNICU admission (13%) and FGR (9%).Conclusion: Anemia being one of the most important cause of poor feto maternal outcome should be treatedpreconceptionally. There is a need of health education programmers and adequate intake of iron rich diet duringpregnancy, to be strengthened for safe maternal and fetal outcomes.