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A1 Pitkin RM, Witte DL
T1 PLatelet and leukocyte counts in pregnancy
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1979
FD December 14
VO 242
IS 24
SP 2696
OP 2698
DO 10.1001/jama.1979.03300240036023
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03300240036023
AB Platelets and leukocytes in venous blood were counted with automated methodology in 23 women studied longitudinally throughout pregnancy and at six weeks after delivery. The average platelet count declined monotonically in a manner consistent with the gestational increase in blood volume. Total leukocyte count rose early in gestation and remained elevated, with neutrophils accounting for the changes. Absolute neutrophil counts during gestation were nearly twice those of the same women postpartum (5.76 vs 3.13çu mm ×10-3.) The monocyte count also tended to increase, whereas lymphocytes, eosinophils, and basophils declined in number.(JAMA 242:2696-2698, 1979)