Objetive: To determine the association of pregnant women hemoglobin levels and some maternal and newborn characteristics. Design: Retrospective, observational and correlation study. Setting: Hospital Regional de Loreto, Peru, a teaching hospital. Participants: Pregnant women and their newborns. Interventions: The sample included 320 pregnant women, and we used simple randomized system and an instrument elaborated by the investigators. Main outcome measures: Hemoglobin levels in both mother and her newborn. Results: Average mother’s age was 24 years with high school education, and most were housewife, multiparous and lived together with their partners. Hemoglobin levels in the second trimester were 11-13 g/dL (72,2%) and 9-10 g/dL (27,2%), average 11,4. In the third trimester, patients with hemoglobin values 11-13 g/dL increased to 96,6%, but with same 11,4 g/ dL average. From all pregn...

Objetive: To determine the association of pregnant women hemoglobin levels and some maternal and newborn characteristics. Design: Retrospective, observational and correlation study. Setting: Hospital Regional de Loreto, Peru, a teaching hospital. Participants: Pregnant women and their newborns. Interventions: The sample included 320 pregnant women, and we used simple randomized system and an instrument elaborated by the investigators. Main outcome measures: Hemoglobin levels in both mother and her newborn. Results: Average mother’s age was 24 years with high school education, and most were housewife, multiparous and lived together with their partners. Hemoglobin levels in the second trimester were 11-13 g/dL (72,2%) and 9-10 g/dL (27,2%), average 11,4. In the third trimester, patients with hemoglobin values 11-13 g/dL increased to 96,6%, but with same 11,4 g/ dL average. From all pregn...