DETERMINE MORPHOLOGICAL TYPES OF ANEMIA IN ANEMIC PREGNANT WOMEN IN AL-BATOOL TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR MATERNITY AND CHILDREN IN BAQUBAH CITY, IRAQ.

. Background:- Anemia is a sever public health nutritional problem in pregnant women has a significant impact on the health of the fetus as well as that of the mother and responsible for low birth weight. Objective:- To determine the frequency and morphological types of anemia in anemic pregnant women admitted to the Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity and children in Baqubah city and related with socio-demographic and antenatal factors. Patients and Methods:- Descriptive, cross-sectional study consist of 112 pregnant women were selected using a systematic random sampling technique from Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity and children in Baqubah city, Diyala. Iraq during the period from 1st September 2014 till 30th May 2015. After clinical examination, blood count was carried out and full information were collected from each participant in pretested preform which included the sociodemographic and antenatal characteristics such as age, occupation of pregnant women, gravity, inter pregnancy interval, antenatal care visit, iron folic acid receiving, any medical problem, and severity of anemia also were recorded. Results:- Out of 112 pregnant women, blood samples analyzed, majority 48(42.85%) were moderate anemia cases whereas 39.28% were mild anemia and 17.85% were severe anemia. The age of patients ranged from (17-42) years with mean of 27.67 years. Most cases were recorded within non-worker, multiparous and in women have birth space between 1-3 years, hypochromic microcytic anemia was the (67.85%) higher followed by 22 (19.6%) normochromic microcytic anemia. Statistical analysis demonstrated significant difference regular visit and in women with iron folic acid taken. Conclusion:- Anemia in pregnancy is still a major health problem in Baqubah city; iron deficiency anemia was the higher, identifying multigravidae as being more at risk than others. Comprehensive nutrition education and health promotion program shout be carried out targeting pregnant women, Educating women on early ANC visit, use of iron and folate supplements also it needs new programs strategies particularly those that control the large family size and improve the overall nutrition status of pregnant women. - See more at: .