A comparison of capillary and venous blood haematocrits of pregnant women in Nigeria: the impact on diagnosis and prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy.

Cyril Chukwudi DimEmmanuel Onyebuchi UgwuBond Ugochukwu AnyaehieKingsley Chukwu Obioha

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

Capillary blood PCV was lower than vPCV among pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria. Nevertheless, the prevalence of anaemia derived from cPCV did not differ significantly from that of vPCV.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
risk factors
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth