title: Fetal haemoglobin concentration and mean red cell volume are not related to the maternal values at 18-25 weeks' gestation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College London Medical School, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montemagno
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Soothill
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rodeck
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin