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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1973;16(5):364-367. Published online May 31, 1973.

Studies on the Maternal Prenatal and Neonatal Anemia

Yong Nim Kim¹, Yang Hyun Park¹, Yong II Kim¹, Pang Ji Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital Kwangju, Korea

Abstract

This is studies of maternal prenatal anemia on the 2, 059 new-born baby ddivwed at Kwangju P.M.C. from January 1971 to July, 1972, of which, 410 were anemic mother, (Hemoglobin concentration below 10gm.%), 164 were anemic new-born baby (Hemoglobin concentration below 16gm.% within 24 hours after birth). Birth weight tended to be lower with decreasing maternal prenatal hemoglobin level. But there was no relation between maternal hemoglobin level and baby’s hemoglobin level.

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