@article{Ansari_Baral_2017, title={Association of Maternal Hemoglobin and Birth Weight at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu}, volume={11}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/17455}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To examine the association between maternal hemoglobin with birth weight.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Cross sectional study of obstetrics database at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital. Hospital delivery of over 18 years of age women tested for Pearson correlation using SPSS-17.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Total of 2085 cases analyzed. There was mean hemoglobin value of 12.05 ± 1.30 (95% CI=11.992-12.103) g/dL and no any significant impact on mode of delivery (p=0.15) and neonatal death (p=0.736). There was a small but a significant correlation (p<0.01) of maternal age with hemoglobin (r = 0.106) and birth weight (r = 0.093); but a very small negative correlation between maternal hemoglobin and birth weight.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Optimal maternal hemoglobin during labor rules out any strong correlation with birth weight.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology}, author={Ansari, Safiur Rahman and Baral, Gehanath}, year={2017}, month={Jun.}, pages={20–23} }