@article{article_1089438, title={The Effect of Third Trimester Maternal Hemoglobin Value on Fetal Weight and Birth Week}, journal={Medical Research Reports}, volume={5}, pages={62–67}, year={2022}, DOI={10.55517/mrr.1089438}, author={Büyük, Musa and Suman, Kamuran and Bütün, Zafer and Suman, Murat}, keywords={Birth Weight, Week of Birth, Pregnancy, Hemoglobin Level}, abstract={Introduction: To study the effect of maternal anemia on the week of birth and the weight of the baby. Material and Methods: Hemoglobin levels of 1114 patients who delivered at three centers between August 1 and October 30, 2019, were evaluated. Patient age, mode of delivery, gravidity and parity, hemogram parameters, week of birth, and birth weight were recorded. Births before 37 weeks’ gestation were classified as preterm and babies with a birth weight of less than 2500 g were classified as low birth weight babies. Results: A significant difference was found between groups in birth weight scores (p <0.05). When the babies of pregnant women with a hemoglobin value of <9 g/dl were examined, it was found that the birth weight was significantly lower. On the other hand, when evaluating the week of birth and the mode of delivery, a significant difference was found. Conclusion: Hemoglobin levels below 9 during pregnancy have been observed to cause low birth weight in babies.}, number={2}, publisher={M. Tayyib KADAK}