Evaluation of Cord Blood Cell and Reticulocyte Counts in Neonates in Khartoum State

Abstract

This is cross-sectional descriptive study which is carried out in Khartoum teaching hospital to identify the values on different hematological parameters of cord blood. 100 cord blood samples were collected in the Khartoum teaching hospital by experienced midwives trained in cord blood collection, cord blood samples were collected from normal vaginal deliveries and caesarean deliveries before placental delivery. The study revealed hemoglobin mean value of healthy Sudanese cord blood at birth was 14.85± 1.35 g/dl, mean of hematocrit level was 0.45 L/L ± 5.47, mean cell volume was 104.1 fl ± 7.2 , mean cell hemoglobin was 33.7 pg ±2.6, mean cell hemoglobin concentration was 32.3 g/dl ±1.4. The study revealed that mean values for red cell count of Sudanese cord blood was 4.40x1012 /L± 0.5, and cord blood nucleated red blood cells count 2.1 /100 WBCs ± 1.3 and absolute nucleated red blood cells count were 263.5x109 /L ± 200. Total leukocyte count with mean value of 13.2 x10 9/L ± 5.4, mean values of neutrophil and lymphocyte absolute counts were 7.1 x109 /L ± 3.2 and 5.12 x109/L ± 2.3 respectively. Mean value of platelet count was224.6 x109 /L ± 73.6. Overall reticulocyte count was 4.85 % ± 1.5, corrected reticulocyte count (CRC) 4.32 ± 1.3, absolute reticulocyte count (ARC) 239.6 x109/L ± 5.86 and mean reticulocyte production index (RPI) 4.3 ± 1.46.