Abstract:
This is a cross sectional study that aimed to measure some hematological
parameters of neonatal cord blood. This study was conducted in Khartoum and
Ibrahim Malik teaching hospitals during a period of four months (from February
to June 2011) .Total of 100 Blood samples were collected from the umbilical cord
of the newborns babies into sample bottles containing EDTA anticoagulant
adequate for 2.5 ml of blood. All samples were analyzed for different
haematological parameters complete blood count and reticulocyte count by using
an automatic multi-parameter blood cell counter (Sysmex KX-N21) for CBC, and
special reticulocyte stain (Brilliant creysl blue) for reticulocyte count. The data
entry and analysis was done on computer package SPSS (Statistical Packages of
Social Sciences).The study showed that hemoglobin mean value of healthy
newborn cord blood at birth was (15.0 ± 1.6 )g/dl with range of (11.8 -18.2 )g/dl
Where as the mean of total WBCs count was (11.4±4.3)x10 9/l with range of (2.8-
20.0) x 109/l. The mean of RBCs was (4.43±0.48)x1012/l with range of (3.47-
5.39)x1012/l and Platelet count mean(239 ±60) x109/l with range of (119-359)
x109/l. Hct mean was (47.8± 5.3)% with range of (37.2-58.4)%. MCV mean
(107.7±6.8)fl with range of (94.1-121.3)fl, MCH mean (33.9±2.1)pg with range of
(29.7-38.1)pg and MCHC mean (31.5±1.6) g/dl with rang of (28.3-34.7 )g/dl.
Neutrophil mean( 55±8)% with range of (39-71)%,lymphocyte mean(40±8)% with
range of (24-56)%, monocyte mean (3 ±3)with range of (0-9)%, eosinophil mean
(3±2)% with range of (0-7)% and basophil mean (0.04±0.2)% with range of( 0-1%)
. Reticulocyte count mean (4.9±4.3)% with range of (2.3-7.5)% and NRBCs mean
was (4.3±5.2)/100WBCs with range of (0-14.7)/100WBCS.
