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. 2022 Jul 25;14(7):e27238. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27238

Table 4. Neonatal outcomes by anemia status.

*Significant p-value

Neonatal outcomes   Maternal hemoglobin g/dl P-value
Moderate Mild Normal
7–9.9 g/dl 10–10.9 g/dl ≥11 g/dl
Number % Number % Number %
Living status Alive born 84 100.0 72 100.0 244 100.0  
Newborn gender Female 36 42.9 32 44.4 117 48.0 0.681
Male 48 57.1 40 0.0 127 52.0
Congenital malformation diagnosed No 76 90.5 65 90.3 239 98.0 0.003*
Yes 8 9.5 7 9.7 5 2.0
Cardiac anomaly No 81 96.4 71 98.6 240 98.4 0.507
Yes 3 3.6 1 1.4 4 1.6
Renal anomaly No 82 97.6 71 98.6 244 100.0 0.073
Yes 2 2.4 1 1.4 243 99.6
Central nervous system anomaly No 84 100.0 72 100.0 1 0.4  
Musculoskeletal anomaly No 84 100.0 69 95.8 242 99.2 0.726
Yes     3 4.2 2 0.8
Neonatal admission to the neonatal intensive care unit No 74 88.1 63 87.5 240 98.4 <0.001*
Yes 10 11.9 9 12.5 4 1.6
Birth weight Less than 2.5 (low birthweight) 19 22.62 8 11.11 25 10.25 0.062
2.5-5.5 64 76.19 63 87.50 214 87.70
More than 5.5 1 1.19 1 1.39 5 2.05