?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Cross-Sectional+Study+of+Hemoglobin+Disorders+in+Pregnant+Women+Attending+Two+Urban+Hospitals+in+Eastern+Coast+of+Odisha%2C+India.&rft.creator=Balgir%2C+RS&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Pregnant+women+are+an+important+segment+of+the+society.+They+bear+the+children+and+provide+nourishment+to+them+during+the+period+of+gestation+of+nine+months.+The+health+of+a+mother+reflects+the+health+of+a+child.+No+such+study+of+prevalence+of+hemoglobinopathy+in+pregnant+women+from+India+is+available.+The+study+objectives+were%3A+to+find+the+prevalence+(genetic+burden)+of+hemoglobin+disorders+in+pregnant+women+belonging+to+urban+setting%3B+identify+the+communities+at+risk%2C+and+to+determine+the+hematological+profile+of+native+pregnant+women+of+coastal+Odisha.+A+cross-sectional+study+of+pregnant+women+visiting+for+antenatal+care+at+two+urban+hospitals%2C+Bhubaneswar+and+Berhampur+in+Coastal+Odisha+was+investigated.+A+total+of+178+pregnant+women+attending+antenatal+care+check+up+at+two+urban+hospitals+in+coastal+Odisha+were+studied.+Appropriate+statistical+tools+were+used+for+analysis+of+data.+High+prevalence+of+13.5%25+for+hemoglobin+disorders+was+observed+in+urban+pregnant+women+visiting+two+major+hospitals+in+coastal+Odisha.+Mild+to+moderate+anemia+was+recorded.+Reduced+values+of+hematological+indices+in+women+afflicted+with+hemoglobin+disorders+than+the+normal+controls+were+noted.+Major+hemoglobinopathies+detected+were%3A+%CE%B2-thalassemia+trait+(5.6%25)%2C+sickle+cell+trait+(5.6%25)%2C+hemoglobin+E+trait+(1.1%25)%2C+sickle+cell-E-disease+(0.6%25)%2C+and+hemoglobin+H+disease+(0.6%25).+Mandatory+awareness%2C+comprehensive+clinical+management%2C+and+genetic%2Fmarriage+counseling+are+highly+essential+to+ameliorate+the+sufferings+of+afflicted+pregnant+women+of+coastal+Odisha.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-02-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9711%2F1%2F2013-4-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Balgir%2C+RS++(2014)+A+Cross-Sectional+Study+of+Hemoglobin+Disorders+in+Pregnant+Women+Attending+Two+Urban+Hospitals+in+Eastern+Coast+of+Odisha%2C+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9711%2F