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CORELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION TO NEWBORN CBH AND SERUM CONCENTRATION: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Dr. Fahmida Umar*, Dr. Nosheen Sikandar Baloch, Dr. Zaib un Nisa Magsi, Dr. Momy Gul, Dr. Rehana Kamal, Dr. Arifa Inayat and Mir Zaman Kasi

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Introduction: Newborn Hematology is emerging as an area of study that focused in study of umbilical cord blood and its elements in general. At birth, the umbilical cord blood hemoglobin is an important hematological parameter in newborn. Hemoglobin and hematocrit values have been used frequently in the diagnosis and follow-up of the neonatal anemia. White blood cell (WBC) and platelet counts also proven to be helpful in the assessment of neonatal sepsis and the hemostatic status of infant. Objective: The relationship between maternal hemoglobin concentration to the newborn CBH and serum concentration. Duration and Setting: This Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BMCH, Quetta from 20/2/2020 to 20/2/2021. Material and Method: Total 89 patients were observed. Blood samples of all the mothers was taken, three ml venous blood was collected in EDTA containing tube for complete blood count of mother when she came in labour or for elective caesarean section. Measurement of hemoglobin (Hb), serum ferritin, serum iron, and total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) was done from these samples. Results: Our study shows that among 89 mean age was 30 years with SD ± 5.20. 39(44%) patients were primi para and 50(56%) patients were multi para. Mean maternal total iron-binding capacity was 504 ± 15.11and mean total iron-binding capacity of newborn was 314 ± 12.87. Conclusion: In present study there is positive correlation between maternal hemoglobin concentration to the newborn cord blood hemoglobin and serum concentration.

Keywords: Maternal hemoglobin concentration, newborn cord blood hemoglobin, serum concentration.