Pre-eclampsia

intestinal disorders, or excessive blood donation. Hookworm disease is another important factor in causation of anaemia due to chronic blood loss. The mean daily loss of blood from an Ancylostoma duodenal is 0.15 nil and Necator americans is 0.03ml. In rural areas, post partum haemorrhage on account of poor obstetric spaced pregnancies and prolonged periods of lactation deplete iron stores with each successive pregnancy and this is reflected in the high incidence of anaemia with higher parity.…

Occupational Predictors of Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review of Literature Abstract The purpose of the present paper is to examine characteristics of working environment which are related to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery and low birth weightreport specific risk factors known to affect low birth weight. The specific risk factors which are the focus of the literature review are: occupational stress, occupational fatigue, long working hours, prolonged standing, heavy…