Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ali Abdulhussain Fadhil; Ghazi Mohamad Ramadan; Zahraa A. Al-Ajeeli; Noora M. Hameed; Wael Dheaa Kadhim; Ahmed S. Abed; Iman Hazim Jirjees; Anwar Sabbah Hussen
Volume 8, Issue 4 , July and August 2023, , Pages 374-381
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Background & Objective: Low and high hemoglobin concentration is one of the main concerns of women during pregnancy due to its high prevalence and adverse effects. The present study aimed to examine the correlation between maternal hemoglobin concentration and the baby's birth weight and height ...
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Background & Objective: Low and high hemoglobin concentration is one of the main concerns of women during pregnancy due to its high prevalence and adverse effects. The present study aimed to examine the correlation between maternal hemoglobin concentration and the baby's birth weight and height in 326 pregnant women referred to the Alwiyah hospital for obstetrics and gynecology in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2019.Materials & Methods: In the current descriptive-analytical study, pregnant women were classified into two groups: anemia and normal; four groups of moderate to severe anemia, mild, regular, and high hemoglobin; and eight groups with intervals of 12 g/L from severe anemia to high hemoglobin. This study's variables included infants' age, number of children, education level, socioeconomic status, weight, and height. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 19, descriptive statistics, t-test, and logistic regression. In this study, the level of statistical significance was deemed to be 0.001.Results: The results showed that the probability of low birth weight and abnormal height increases 4.96 times and 4.13 times, respectively, in mothers with high hemoglobin concentrations versus mothers with low hemoglobin concentrations; these ratios are statistically significant (P<0.001). Also, hemoglobin concentrations ranging from 104 to 115 g/L have the lowest probability. Furthermore, hemoglobin concentrations greater than 125 g/L are statistically significant (P<0.001).Conclusion: The current study revealed that high maternal hemoglobin concentrations during pregnancy could significantly impact the baby's weight and height.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Berikuly Duman; Ali Abdulhussain Fadhil; Samah Sajad Kadim; Ayad Abas Hasan; Naseer Mehdi Mohammed; Ebtihal Sattar Qasim; Tamara Muayad Abdullah
Volume 8, Issue 4 , July and August 2023, , Pages 389-395
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Background & Objective: Preeclampsia is related to numerous maternal and fetal complications, like intrauterine increase restriction, preterm delivery, and a raised danger of baby death. In order to determine the predictive amount of uterine artery Doppler sonography indices for neonatal complications ...
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Background & Objective: Preeclampsia is related to numerous maternal and fetal complications, like intrauterine increase restriction, preterm delivery, and a raised danger of baby death. In order to determine the predictive amount of uterine artery Doppler sonography indices for neonatal complications in pregnant patients with preeclampsia, the present study was conducted.Materials & Methods: In 2020, in Alwiyah Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Al-Jadiriah Private Hospital, Al-Karama Teaching Hospital, and Yarmouk Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, 87 pregnant women with preeclampsia and 160 healthy pregnant women participated in the present prospective study. The Doppler signal of the uterine arteries was evaluated during a supine abdominal Doppler ultrasound examination between 26 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. The survey form was updated with information about the birth of the children following the termination of the pregnancy. The data were evaluated using SPSS software (version 19) and independent t, Mann-Whitney, and chi-square tests.Results: The mean uterine artery pulsatility index of mothers with preeclampsia had the greatest sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive amount of predicting a baby's low birth weight at 54.8%, 87.3%, and 91.6%, respectively. In addition, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive amount of the mean uterine artery resistance index for predicting a baby's low birth weight were 65.2%, 96.4%, and 95.4%, respectively.Conclusion: Although uterine artery indices in Doppler ultrasound do not have a high sensitivity for predicting neonatal complications, abnormal indices can predict low birth weight with high confidence.
