Fetal haemoglobin concentration and mean red cell volume are not related to the maternal values at 18-25 weeks' gestation.
A cross-sectional study of 64 women and their fetuses undergoing cordocentesis at 18-25 weeks showed no significant correlation between maternal and fetal Hb or MCV and no relationship between these measurements and fetal abdominal circumference. We found no evidence for a nutritional or physiological association between maternal and fetal haematological status.
Montemagno
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College London Medical School, UK.
Soothill
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PW
Karim
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SA
Rodeck
C H
CH
D017218:Cordocentesis; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin