title: Reference ranges for haematology parameters in pregnancy derived from patient populations.
abstract: Reference ranges for several haematology parameters in pregnancy were determined by the mathematical detection of Gaussian and Gamma distributions in partitioned but unselected patient data. For each trimester, red cell parameters were shown to be well described by Gaussian distributions. Platelet and white cell parameters were best described by Gamma distributions with the exception of eosinophil and basophil counts for which neither distribution was applicable. The reference ranges derived for each trimester are compared.
authors: Department of Haematology, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Balloch
authors: M N
authors: MN
authors: Cauchi
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016011:Normal Distribution; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First / Q000097:blood; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second / Q000097:blood; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins