KAIRUKI SCHOOL OF NURSING

ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

NTA LEVEL 6

MODULE NAME: CARE OF WOMAN WITH ABDNORMAL

PREGNANCY LABOUR AND PUEPERIUM
MODULE CODE: NMT 06101
TOPIC: PREVENTION OF ANAEMIA DURING PREGNANCY
TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT: INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
FACILITATORS NAME: MR. MATHEW NDOMONDO
DATE OF SUBMISSION: DECEMBER 2023

STUDENT NAME REGISTRATION NUMBER SIGNATURE

PETER NICANOR OMOLLO HK/EL/NS4518/0040/2012

QUESTION:
Explain how you will prevent Anaemia during pregnancy.
ANSWER:
Anaemia is a condition in which blood has a lower than normal amount of normal blood cells
or hemoglobin.
In pregnancy a woman faces a decrease in the total blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood,
and when the level of hemoglobin drops below 11g/dl or haemotocrit less than 33% is
considered anaemic.
There are multiple measures to be implemented to prevent anaemia during pregnancy as
explained below.
 FOCUSED ANTENATAL CARE.
Antenatal clinic is one of the best way/places for pregnant women to get required health
education and knowledge on ensuring their well being during the whole nine months of
pregnancy and safe delivery as well as follow ups, so women need to be advised on the
importance of antenatal visits.
 NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION
Inadequate knowledge on nutrition during pregnancy is one of the factors that promote
anaemia, all pregnant women should be advised to take diversified diet and prefer use of
food rich in iron which are locally available.
 PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT
During antenatal visits pregnant women should be provided with iron ferrous sulphate 1
tab twice a day, folic acid 1 tab once a day, 4 IPT for malaria in 4 visits of four weeks
interval and mebendazole 500mg or albendazole 400.
 TREATMENT OF ANY UNDERLYING CONDITION.
During pregnancy any condition that may promote anaemia e.g malaria, hookworms etc
must be considered dangerous and treated accordingly.
 FAMILY PLANNING
The interval between pregnancies is also very important as the woman body needs to
recover after birth and regain its nutritional state, thus the use of family planning is very
important and women need to be advised after delivery prior to discharge.
 ADEQUATE FOOD PRODUCTION
The government has a major role to play in this as promotion in food production at
national level is mandatory for households to have food security, where availability of
food is high its pretty easy to control the nutritional needs for pregnant women.
NB: Anaemia is one of important factors influencing maternal morbidity and mortality
and the health of the newborns, the preventive measures explained above give us a great
chance of controlling its effects.

REFFERENCE:
Myles’ textbook for midwives 14thed

www.advancingnutrition.org.com,
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.com ,
www.imperial.nhs.uk.com