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Pregnancy anemia and its relationship with low weight at birth at the Hipolito Unanue National Hospital in the april to june period, 2019
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-12-02) Marcos Avalos, Maricela Elizabeth; Sanz Ramirez, Ana María
Objective: Determine the relationship between anemia in pregnancy and low birth weight at the Hipólito Unánue National Hospital in the period from April to June 2019. Materials and Method: The study was of a non-experimental analytical type, with group differences. , cross-sectional retrospective. The sample was made up of 106 medical records of pregnant women with anemia and low birth weight newborns at the Hipólito Unánue National Hospital. Results: The most frequent age was between 20 and 24 years (30.2%). The marital status highlighted in the study was cohabiting (66%). In relation to the level of education, the level of completed secondary school had the highest frequency (69.8%). The main activity they carried out was housewife (53.8%) and they were from the Coast (89.9%). 32.4% of the patients who had mild anemia had a low birth weight newborn. 67.6% of the patients who had moderate anemia had a low-weight newborn and 58% of the patients who had severe anemia had a very low-weight newborn. Being statistically significant with a value p=0.001. 74.6% of patients with anemia were between 33 to 36 weeks of gestation. The parity of women with anemia was multiparous in 46.2% and 62.3% of patients with anemia had adequate prenatal control. Conclusion: There is a relationship between anemia in pregnancy and low birth weight at the Hipólito Unánue National Hospital.