@article{Kumar_Meena_Lal Bhati_2019, title={Correlation between Iron Profile of Pregnant Women and Their Newborns: A Cross Sectional Study}, volume={8}, url={http://aijournals.com/index.php/ajmr/article/view/902}, DOI={10.21276/ajmr.2019.8.3.PE1}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background: </strong>Maternal anemia leads to many adverse effects on the fetuses fetal complications. The mechanisms leading to increased morbidity include a decreased oxygen delivery capacity and the dysfunction of enzymes. The aim of this study to relationship between iron status of pregnant mothers and their newborns using a combination of several hematological parameters. <strong>Subjects and Methods: </strong>A hospital based descriptive type of observational study done on 50 singleton primi pregnant women at term gestation (37-42 weeks) admitted to labour room in government Medical College and general Hospital, Dungarpur (Raj.). General physical examination was done meticulously to assess maternal conditions regarding anemia such as nutritional status, pallor, edema and glossitis. <strong>Results: </strong&gt;Our study showed that the male to female ratio was 1.28:1. Normal birth weight in baby was seen in 80% of cases. The spearman correlation of hemoglobin concentration was statistical significant in the newborns of mothers with hemoglobin concentration (}, number={3}, journal={Asian Journal of Medical Research}, author={Kumar, Gorav and Meena, Gunvanti and Lal Bhati, Bhagwati}, year={2019}, month={Aug.}, pages={PE01-PE03} }