Evaluation of Some Hematological Parameters in Pregnant Women and Their Clinical Indicators

Abstract

The current research has been performed in the Martyr Hussein Naji Health Centre at Kufa/Najaf/Iraq, from 1st October 2025 to 2nd February 2026. This study aimed to determine some of the hematological variables in pregnant women depending on their gestational age (post-conception), as well as their relation to some clinical parameters such as BP and blood sugar levels. 100 women were included in the study and classified based on pregnancy status (60 were pregnant women aged 19 to 37 years; 40 were non-pregnant women aged 20 to 35 years). Collection of blood samples from each subject via venipuncture for a wide variety of laboratory tests, including measurement of hematological variables (hemoglobin concentration, white blood cell counts, platelet count, packed cell volume) and clinical parameters (blood glucose and BP), occurred for every subject. Statistical analyses revealed significant reductions (p<0.01) in hemoglobin concentration, platelet counts, and packed cell volume in pregnant compared to healthy, non-pregnant women. There was also a significant increase (p<0.01) in white blood cell count for pregnant women compared with healthy women. In addition, there were significant increases (p<0.01) in clinical indicators of blood glucose measurements and blood pressure for pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women. The results indicate that blood parameter changes occur during the last third of the normal pregnancy compared with those of normal, non-pregnant women. These physiological changes in the blood parameters and clinical indicators are caused by both increases in blood volume and hormone changes. Therefore, monitoring these blood parameters throughout the course of the pregnancy is important.