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IMPACTS OF ANEMIA BECAUSE OF IRON DEFICIENCY ON THE HEALTH AND LIFE OF PREGNANT FEMALES

Dr Hafiz Muhammad Aman Ashraf, Dr Ammar Arshad, Dr Sikandar Ali Virk

Objective: The aim of this study is to observe the impact of anemia due to iron deficiency on the health and life of females having pregnancy. Methodology: This transverse research work carried out at Gynecology Department of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad from July to December 2019 in the period of six months. In the duration of this research work, all the females having pregnancy with iron deficiency anemia as well as level of hemoglobin lower than nine gram% were recruited, whereas females having pregnancy as well as suffering from other clinical complications were not the participants of this research work. Collection of the information carried out and SPSS V.23 was in use for the statistical analysis of the collected information. Result: Out of 305 registered females with pregnancy present with iron deficiency anemia, majority of the females were young (n: 170, 55.73%) between 20 to 30 years of age, 83.27% (n: 254) females were from lower socioeconomic class, 34.09% (n: 104) females were multiparous. There was very low level of hemoglobin between 1 to 3 gram% in 17.7% (n: 54) females and between 4 to 6 gram% in 53.11% (n: 162) females. All these females were susceptible to severe complications like ante-partum hemorrhage in (n: 49, 16.06%), renal failure in (n: 48, 15.73%), disseminated intra-vascular coagulation in (n: 54, 17.7%) females. The rate of mortality was 5.24% (n: 16). Conclusion: IDA is much common in the females present with pregnancy with very high rate of complications. KEY WORDS: Anemia, Mortality, Intra-Vascular Coagulation, Multiparous, Hemoglobin, Hemorrhage, Susceptible.