Preterm Delivery and Neonatal Deaths among Anaemic Pregnant Women in the Bolgatanga Metropolis of Ghana

Preterm deliveries and neonatal deaths as functions of anaemia in pregnancy are of major public health interest. However, data on the prevalence of preterm deliveries and their association with mortality in anaemic pregnant women in the study area are scanty. Thus, the study sought to investigate th...

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Published in:Anemia 2023-06, Vol.2023, p.9865224-7
Main Authors: Helegbe, Gideon K., Aryee, Paul, Mohammed, Baba Sulemana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Anemia
Anemia in pregnancy
Confidence intervals
Divorce
Education
Ethics
Health aspects
Health sciences
Hemoglobin
Hospitals
Infant mortality
Infants
Intervention
Marital status
Mothers
Newborn babies
Obstetrics
Patient outcomes
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Sociodemographics
Womens health
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Summary:Preterm deliveries and neonatal deaths as functions of anaemia in pregnancy are of major public health interest. However, data on the prevalence of preterm deliveries and their association with mortality in anaemic pregnant women in the study area are scanty. Thus, the study sought to investigate the prevalence of preterm delivery and neonatal deaths among anaemic pregnant women in the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital in the Upper East Region of Ghana during the past five years. A retrospective study design was adopted, and data were gathered between March and May 2016. Records of women who were anaemic during any trimester of their pregnancy and delivered in the hospital within the last five years were included in the study. In all, two hundred (200) cases were reviewed. Data on the sociodemographic characteristics, health status, and birth outcome of participants were captured, and analyses were conducted using SPSS version 21 while considering significant differences at p0.05). Mothers with preterm deliveries had a higher risk of neonatal mortality (AOR = 13.66, 95% CI = 1.65–113.30, and p=0.015). This study has shown that anaemia in pregnancy increases the risk of preterm delivery and neonatal death. It is recommended that extra care be given to pregnant women with anaemia, while further studies are conducted with a larger sample size to substantiate the claims made in this study.
ISSN:2090-1267
2090-1275
DOI:10.1155/2023/9865224