Physiological Changes in Hematological Parameters and Nutritional Awareness of Pregnant women in Al-bayda city.

Abstract

Pregnancy is characterized by a deep modification of physiological functions of the pregnant woman's body. Indeed, during the pregnancy, there is a considerable increase of the metabolic needs, as well as modifications of the hormonal balance. These phenomena provide enough justification for the hematological disorders. Low hemoglobin or anemia is one of the most commonly encountered medical disorders during pregnancy. The study was descriptive cross sectional study, conducted during the period from October 2017 to December 2017, aimed to assess the anemia status and nutritional awareness in pregnant women in Al-bayda city. Fifty pregnant women were enrolled in this study, from each woman, 2 mL of venous blood was collected for measuring the RBCs count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume the data were collected using questionnaire. The main result showed that significant decreased in RBCs count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular volume of pregnant women who have poor nutrition compared with pregnant women who have excellent and medium nutrition. The study concluded that the prevalence of pregnancy-related anemia was significantly higher in pregnancy women that have low economic status.