Background:During pregnancy, the total blood volume is increased and expansion of plasma
volume occurs in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to assess CBC of pregnant women
attending Salman Farsi and Persian Gulf Hospital, so as to determine the hematological
changes in pregnancy.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, K2 Dipotassium ethylenediamine tetra acetate (EDTA)
anticoagulated blood specimens were processed for complete blood count (CBC). Ninety-six
subjects (27.69 ± 6.31). Specimens were selected from pregnant women Third Trimester of
Pregnancy in Bushehr.
Results: The mean of RBC, Hb, Hct, MCV, MCH, MCHC were 4.30 ± 0.04 × 106, 12.02 ±
0.11, 37.80 ± 0.39, 88.40 ± 0.75, 27.94 ± 0.30, 31.55 + 0.21, respectively. The mean of WBC
and Plt were 11.47 ± 0.34 × 103 and 218.23 ± 6.50 × 106 .
Conclusion: The finding of this study shown that CBC parameters in the third trimester of
pregnancy in Bushehr was in the normal range. Butmore studies are needed in this area.
