Authors:
Shweta Upadhyay, Meenakashi Pathania, Deeksha Rawat, Neha Panwar, Kotova Anna Sergeevna
Addresses:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, CIMS&R College of Nursing, Kuanwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, sweetyupadhyay24feb@gmail.com. Department of Community Health Nursing, Combined (PG) Institute of Medical and Research, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, meenakshipathania1634@gmail.com, deeksharawat455@gmail.com. Department of Mental Health Nursing, CIMS&R College of Nursing, Kuanwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, s26nehapanwarj@gmail.com.Department of Pathological Physiology, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after the first President of the Russian Federation Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, anna_kotova_2012@mail.ru.
The study's findings revealed the relationship between placental weight and birth weight of newborns among anaemic and non-anemic pregnant women. A purposive research approach and descriptive research design were used for the study. The study was conducted at Indresh Hospital. A purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants and collect data from 150 pregnant women (75 anemic mothers and 75 non-anemic mothers). The anemic group had a mean birth weight of 2.42kg with a standard deviation of 0.16. In comparison, the non-anemic group had a mean birth weight of 2.42 kg with a standard deviation of 0.16, while the non-anemic group exhibited a higher mean birth weight of 3.6 with SD=0.45. The findings suggest that, among pregnant women, placental weight is F=0.36. There is a significant association between newborn birth weight and classification based on birth weight F=5.036, indicating that non-anemic pregnant women exhibit heavier placenta and significantly higher birth weights in their newborns compared to anemic women, which suggests potential adverse effects of maternal anemia on placental development and fetal growth.
Keywords: Pregnant Women; Anemic Mother; Non-Anemic Mother; Birth Weight and Placental Weight; Euphoric Period; Fostering; Cerebral Operations; Iron Deficiency; Fetal Development.
Received on: 14/12/2023, Revised on: 23/02/2024, Accepted on: 02/04/2024, Published on: 03/06/2024
AVE Trends in Intelligent Health Letters, 2024 Vol. 1 No. 2, Pages: 92-109