MATERNITY HEMOGLOBIN VERSUS NEWBORN HEMOGLOBIN

Abstract

Abstract

Background: The community has developed the assumption that if the mother has anemia, the baby born will also experience anemia. The condition is very detrimental to the mother and baby. Therefore, preventing and overcoming anemia is crucial.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between the hemoglobin levels of maternity mothers and the hemoglobin levels of newborns.

Methods: The research design was a quantitative correlation. Data were collected at the Midwife Independent Practice in Bantul, Yogyakarta Special Region, in June–July 2023, totaling 84 laboring mothers. The sampling technique used was total sampling. Examination of maternal hemoglobin levels was carried out when the mother was in the first stage of labor. Examination of hemoglobin levels in infants was carried out within < 48 hours after the newborn. Data analysis using Fisher's exact test analysis.

Results: Of the 84 maternity mothers, 11 (13.1%) had anemia. Of the eleven mothers, none of the babies she gave birth to had anemia. However, there was one (1.2%) baby who had anemia, but the mother did not have anemia; her hemoglobin level was 14.2 g/dl.

Conclusion: There is no relationship between the hemoglobin levels of pregnant mothers and newborns.