A Study On Maternal Anaemia And The Effects On The Nurturing Women Of Tamilnadu

Abstract

A Study on Maternal Anaemia and the Effects on the Nurturing Women of Tamilnadu was done in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Shakila Suguna Sundari under the able guideship of Dr. M. Punithambal. Anaemia is still rampant in the world today affecting millions of women, men and children across the globe. Prevalence of anaemia is high among women of child bearing age in the world as well as in India. Maternal anaemia (anaemia during pregnancy) is known to cause adverse outcomes on both mother and child and is known to be associated with poor education and economic background. Hence this study is aimed at finding out effects of anaemia on mother and child, role of iron rich foods in order to prevent anaemia and to bring awareness about anaemia among nurturing (pregnant and lactating) women especially in rural population such as this. newline