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April 16, 2026Reproductive Female and Child HealthOpen Access

Maternal Hematological Status in Third Trimester and Its Correlation With Neonatal Birth Weight

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APAnuradha PradhanNational Academy of Medical SciencesPPPratisha PradhanTribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

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Implication

Cross-sectional study assesses maternal hemoglobin relationship with neonatal weight, indicating complex implications for health.

Key Points

  • The study aims to investigate how maternal hematological status during the third trimester relates to neonatal birth weight.
  • Conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Bharatpur Hospital, Nepal.
  • Included pregnant individuals in their third trimester admitted for delivery.
  • Measured maternal hemoglobin and calculated hematocrit levels on admission.
  • Recorded neonatal birth weight immediately after birth or within 24 hours.
  • Used Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient to analyze the relationship between maternal hematocrit and neonatal birth weight.
  • Included 97 pregnant individuals in the study.
  • Found a weak positive correlation (r = 0.003, p = 0.974) between maternal hematocrit and neonatal birth weight.
  • Noted lower birth weights in neonates from both high and low hematocrit groups.
  • Observed a higher proportion of assisted vaginal deliveries in participants with high hematocrit.
  • Identified a trend of lower Apgar scores in neonates of mothers with high hematocrit.

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Pradhan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07e3b2f7e8953b7cbf39bhttps://doi.org/10.1002/rfc2.70071
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