title: Haematological reference values for full-term, healthy, newborns of Karachi, Pakistan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish reference haematological values (complete blood count) in healthy full-term newborns of Karachi.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross sectional study design based on cord blood sample of 404 newborns and their mothers recruited from Sindh Government Qatar Hospital, Ziauddin University Hospital gole market campus, Sindh Government hospital, Liaquatabad and Chinniot maternity and child hospital. Karachi from July 2006 to April 2008. Both mother's and the new born baby's blood was collected in EDTA containing tubes and analyzed for different haematological parameters. The data entry and analysis was done on computer package SPSS (Statistical Packages of Social Sciences) version 12.0. The results were given in the text as mean, standard deviation and 95% confidence intervals of haematological values (complete blood count).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean haemoglobin was found to be (14.99 +/- 1.47 gm), which is lower than the standard value described in literature. However the total WBCs count and platelet count were found to be (13.61 +/- 4.23) and (256. 25 +/- 76.54) respectively, which were similar to the other studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our values provide reference range for haematological values in healthy newborns of Karachi, for clinical use by our physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Ziauddin University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Danish Hasan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Qaiser
authors.forename: Mohammad Perwaiz
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Sandila
authors.forename: Syed Tousif
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Tahseen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazmi
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D010154:Pakistan; D010976:Platelet Count; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins