Anaemia in second trimester of pregnancy

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of anaemia during second trimester of pregnancy was studied among 1830 women, who utilized the antenatal services of Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. The duration of pregnancy among these women was between 13 and 24 months. The mean age was 25.9'4.6 years and mean gravidity was 2.6 WHO's definition of anaemia of second trimester [Hb < 10.5 g/dl] was used as a cut-off point. According to this definition, 14.5% women were anaemic. The results have been compared with other studies