European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT FOR PREGNANT LADIES IN THE SECOND AND THIRD TRIMESTER IN NORTH KURDUFAN STATE, OBAIED, 2016

Nafisa Mutasim* and Dr. Enaam Abdelrahman Abdelg Gadier

ABSTRACT

Background: Complete blood counts are done to monitor overall health, to screen for some diseases, to confirm a diagnosis of some medical conditions, to monitor a medical condition, and to monitor changes in the body caused by medical treatments. Pregnancy is typically divided into three trimesters. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the changes of hematological parameters in second and third trimester pregnant Sudanese women. Materials and Methods: One hundred and fifty samples included in this study, 100 were pregnant women in second and third trimester and other 50 as a control group were evaluated to determine the changes in hematological parameters among pregnant women. Complete blood count measured using Sysmex ® Kx21-N hematological analyzer. Results: HB, RBCs, HCT and platelets were significantly decreased in second trimester pregnant women compared with control P-values (<0.000, <0.000, 0.000 and 0.05) for HB, RBCs, HCT and platelets respectively. MCH and MCHC were significantly decreased in second trimester pregnant women compared with third trimester P-values (<0.04, and <0.03) for MCH and MCHC respectively. There was no significant difference between others parameters. Conclusion: MCH and MCHC were significantly decreased in second trimester pregnant women compared with third trimester. There was no significant difference between others parameters.

Keywords: Sudanese, Pregnancy, Second trimester, Third trimester,CBC