PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN BLOOD PARAMETERS AND FERRITIN ALONG THE COURSE OF THE PREGNANCY IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN RAMADI CITY

Abstract

The study focused on pregnant women and their blood values as indicators of anaemia. Three groups comprised the women according to the three months of their pregnancy. Each team consisted of 20 pregnant women who underwent a blood smear and haemoglobin test, along with a patient and physical examination. The findings revealed that blood values such as Women with anemia exhibited decreases in Hb, Hct, MCV, MCH & MCHC during all three trimesters. However, in the second trimester, the values of these indicators in women with anaemia were higher than those during the first pregnancy. Additionally, The principles of blood indicators during the third pregnancy were lower as opposed to those during the second pregnancy. During pregnancy, the ferritin (SF) index tends to be lower than the average in the first trimester, while the iron index is usually lower in the second trimester than in the first. When comparing blood parameters such as Hb, Hct, MCV, MCH & MCHC between the first, second and third trimesters, the ferritin index values were lower than the second trimester in the third trimester. All parameters gradually decreased from the first to the third trimester. In contrast, white blood cells were higher in the third trimester than in the first and second trimesters, which were closer to average values. The third trimester is also known to have higher levels of ferritin deficiency and anaemia, which makes pregnant women more susceptible to urinary tract infections