Measuerment of Hematological Parameters in Cord Blood of Neonates Born to Anaemic Mother in River Nile State

Abstract

This is cross sectional descriptive analytical study performed in Berber, Atbara and Aldamer hospitals in River Nile State during the period 25/4/2011 to the 10/6/2011 to determine the effect of maternal anemia on cord blood hematological parameters. Hundered anemic pregnant mothers all of them with Hb> 10.5gm/dl were selected randomly after pretesting for the hemoglobin colouremitricaly estination before delivery, then the cord blood samples were collected from their neonates 57males &43females,16of them were pretern babies investigate to determine the hemoglobin (Hb), packed cells volume (PCV), red and white blood cells count (TRBCs & TWBCs), platelets count (Plts), morphology and maturation of cells with p. values < 0.05 The study showed that there are no significant differences among different age groups of mothers and gender of babies in Hb, TRBCs, TWBCs & differential, retics, plts count. There was significant difference in PCV apparent in comparison between full and pre term neonates born to the same mothers with little variation in mature RBCs when compared to neonates parameters born from healthy mothers with p. values> 0.05 In conclusion anemia has no effect on the faetus