Study of Some Nutritional and Hematological Parameter of Normal Pregnant Woman

Abstract

The present study was carried out from February 2014 until February 2015, at Halabja  governorate,  and include (60) sixty pregnant women who were regularly visiting the clinical center “maternity hospital”, and the investigation aimed to evaluate and study the nutritional and healthy state of pregnant women by estimating the hematological tests. The cases were divided into three groups according to pregnant ages A(16- 24) , B(24- 32) and C(32-41)years, and the period of study take last 5 months for pregnant women and first postpartum. The results of our study summarized as following: Generally gestation weight gain were between 4-14 Kg for three groups, and means of weight gain for each (three) group; A, B, C were 9.70, 9.06, 8.62 kg respectively. All hematological parameters (CBC tests) of pregnant women during last five months and first postpartum month As the general, the mean ±SEM; results of WBC, RBC, PLT, Hb, PCV, MCV, MCV and MCHC  were 8.88  ± 0.12 (103/µL), 4.1± 0.02 (109/µL), 224.05 ±2.84 (103/µL), 12.05± 0.07(mg/dl),  36.77± 0.20 % and 90.1± 0.44 (fl),  29.53± 0.15(pg) and 32.81± 0.08 (g/dL) respectively.) as the result of increasing the blood volume during pregnancy which leads to physiologic anemia. The serum iron level ranged between 86.32- 97.84 µg/dl during last 5 months of pregnancy. Lipid profile results were variable during the period of last 5 month of pregnancy, and as total means volumes of each TG, TC, HDL, LDL and VLDL were, 176.60, 205.61, 53.28, 117.33 and 80.51 mg/dl respectively.