TY - JOUR T1 - Maternal Hemoglobin Levels during Pregnancy and their Association with Birth Weight of Neonates TT - JF - SSU JO - SSU VL - 5 IS - 4 UR - http://ijpho.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-228-en.html Y1 - 2015 SP - 211 EP - 217 KW - Hemoglobin Level KW - Birth Weight KW - Pregnancy N2 - Back ground Anemia in pregnancy is associated with increased rates of maternal and perinatal mortality, premature delivery, low birth weight, and other adverse outcomes Materials and Methods A prospective study was conducted on 1405 Iranian pregnant women who delivered during 2015. Blood was collected from all the subjects to measure the hemoglobin (Hb) during 16-19 weeks, 22-24 weeks, and 34-36 weeks of gestation. According to the level of hemoglobin, it is divided into 4 groups. Group 1 Hb > 10.1 gm/100ml (control group), Group 2 Hb= 8.1-10 gm/100ml (mild anemia) Group 3 Hb= 6.5-8 gm/100ml (moderate anemia) Group 4 Hb M3 ER -