To study the status of vitamin b12 deficiency in pregnancy and its impact on the maternal and fetal outcome

Abstract

The study includes 100 ANC patients between 28 to 40 weeks of gestational period, who have attended the ANC OPD and IPD in .Sri Aurobindo Medical College & Post Graduated Institute Indore (M.P.) Data collected prospectively from November 2017 to May 2019. The objective of this study was to evaluate the status of vitamin B-12 deficiency in pregnancy and its impact on the maternal and foetal outcome. Our review, after summarizing existing data of this study, shows a causal relation between low Vitamin B12 level and adverse maternal & neonatal outcome birth. In pregnant women deficiency may cause or be associated with, IUGR, preeclampsia, preterm labour, low birth weight increased rate of LSCSr & Low levels of serum B12 have been documented among pregnant women in India who habitually are vegetarian or mix non vegetarians, taking small proportion of non-vegetarian food.