Article
An assessment of the clinical utility of routine antenatal screening of pregnant women at first clinic attendance for haemoglobin genotypes, haematocrit, ABO and Rh blood groups in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
African journal of reproductive health - 1 Dec 2005
Jeremiah Zaccheaus Awortu
Abstract excerpt
This prospective study was designed to provide the frequencies of the haemoglobin genotypes, ABO and Rh blood groups and their effects on the haematocrit values among pregnant women in Port Harcourt. One hundred and eighty (180) pregnant women at their first clinic attendance and in their first pregnancy (parity - 0) participated in this study. The overall frequencies obtained for ABO and Rh blood groups were:...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Female
- Genotype
- Hematologic Tests
- Hemoglobins
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Care
- Prospective Studies