Anemia is Prevalent Among 80% of Pregnant Women
Symptoms of anemia - a condition in which one lacks enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues, are found to be common among 80 percent of pregnant women coming to the King George's Medical University (KGMU).
KGMU Vice-Chancellor Lt. Gen. (retd) Vipin Puri, said that out of every 10,000 pregnant women coming to KGMU for delivery nearly 8,000 have anemia.
‘Almost 80% of pregnant women are found to have anemia as reported by King George's Medical University (KGMU).’
"Not only poor but even girls and women of the middle class and rich families have been found to be suffering from anemia because of lack of nutrition either due to poverty or lack of awareness about proper nutritious diet," he said.
Need for Proper Nutrition
Prof S.P. Jaiswar, head of the obstetrics and gynecology department, at KGMU, explained that due to the deficiency of iron, vitamin A, and protein, the body does not make enough red blood cells which leads to a decline in hemoglobin levels, causing anemia."It is important to address this issue because healthy women and children are the foundation of a strong nation," he said.
The doctors said that even among the middle classes and the rich, there is a lack of awareness about nutritious food.
"Women tend to eat the wrong food which includes fast food, but this does not improve their nutritional intake which is extremely necessary during pregnancy," they said.
Source: IANS