International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2018 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 12 | Page No.: 1-6 Prevalence of Anemia among Libyan Pregnant Women and its Relation to Low Birth Weight Ibrahim FM Mazughi, Asma MY Arebi, Fathi M Sherif Abstract: Anemia is the most common disorders affecting a large number of pregnant women worldwide. Anemia contributes to maternal mortality and morbidity and to low birth weight. To determine the prevalence of anemia and it's relation to birth weight. This method is a retrospective study, carried out by reviewing files of four hundred Libyan pregnant women admitted for delivery at the Central Hospital of Tarhuna, from January 2005 to December 2010. The prevalence of anemia among studied population in this study was 47%; out of them 14.2% had mild anemia and 31.8% had moderate anemia and only1% had severe anemia. However, it's relation with birth weight was statistically insignificant with a p value of 0.16. Thus, in this study, the prevalence of anemia is moderate in its severity, with a very small proportion had severe anemia. Anemia was more distributed in multiparous women and in rural dwellers than that of urban. The relation of anemia with birth weight was insignificant.