Abstract

Background: The current study was conducted in the period from 5-5-2021 to 22-4-2022. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study; 120 patients were collected according to the severity of anemia, where demographic information and data were collected from different hospitals of Iraq. The data and demographic information for this study were analysed by using IBM soft SPSS statistical analysis program, in addition to Microsoft Excel 2013. The results which found in this study showed 120 patients were collected and divided into two groups according to the incipient of the anemia (mild anemia for 80 patients with 66.6%, severe anemia for 40 patients 33.33%). Mild anemic patients had haemoglobin levels of 9.8 ±0.3, while for severe anemia patients, levels of haemoglobin were 7.2 ± 0.5. AFI at delivery was checked, and a clear increase in levels was noted; and this explains the role of incidence anemia, where a significant relationship was found between AFI levels and anemia incidence, with a p-value < 0.05. The study found that low concentrations of haemoglobin in the first trimester of pregnancy appeared to be associated with low body weight, as a positive and significant association was observed between fetal weight and increased haemoglobin concentration. Currently, anemia is still of great importance, so it is necessary to design strategies to prevent iron deficiency, to identify and supplement women at the most severe stage of anemia, and to detect it early in pregnant women.

Keywords

Anemia, Ultrasound diagnosis, AFI, pregnant, haemoglobin, Iron, LBW.