Reticulocytes in healthy pregnancy.
High reticulocyte counts are commonly found during pregnancy in non-anaemic Greek and Italian women, whereas in Anglo-Saxon women counts rarely rise above 2-0%. In this study, the Greek and Italian groups had peak mean values of 2-9%, although it occurred some weeks earlier in the Italian group. The Anglo-Saxon group's peak mean value was only 1-5%. The differences between the Anglo-Saxon and other groups are statistically highly significant and should be recognized when assessing haematological profiles in apparently normal women.
D001315:Australia; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012156:Reticulocytes; D044465:White People