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RED CELL MASS DURING AND AFTER NORMAL PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10611.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 86, Issue 5, pages 364–370, May 1979
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Taylor, D. J. and Lind, T. (1979), RED CELL MASS DURING AND AFTER NORMAL PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 364–370. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10611.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
Red cell mass, derived from plasma volume and haematocrit, was calculated serially in 45 healthy women during pregnancy and 4 to 6 months after delivery. Compared to the non-pregnant, postpartum value there was a reduction of approximately 100 ml at 12 weeks gestation. An increase in red cell mass occurred thereafter: at 36 weeks gestation values 180 ml greater than the non-pregnant were found. Iron and folic acid supplements almost doubled this increment to 349 ml of red cells.