Table 2 Mean (± S.D) haematological values over the three trimesters of pregnancy in primigravid women in the study population.

RBC (× 10⁶/μl)

4.33 ± 0.40

3.80 ± 0.33

3.94 ± 0.36

0.000*

0.054

0.000*

Hb (g/dl)

12.73 ± 1.14

11.41 ± 1.16

11.67 ± 1.18

0.000*

0.000*

0.009*

PCV (%)

37.05 ± 2.96

33.12 ± 3.00

34.03 ± 2.97

0.000*

0.000*

0.000*

MCH (pg)

29.53 ± 2.92

30.15 ± 3.01

29.85 ± 3.13

0.001*

0.000*

0.024*

MCHC (g/dl)

34.35 ± 1.05

34.42 ± 1.30

34.33 ± 1.43

0.753

0.457

0.373

MCV (fl)

85.89 ± 7.28

87.49 ± 7.02

86.70 ± 6.85

0.000*

0.819

0.001*

WBC (× 10³/μl)

8.27 ± 2.60

9.66 ± 2.84

8.79 ± 2.50

0.000*

0.187

0.000*

Platelets (× 10³/μl)

280.55 ± 64.40

250.32 ± 67.95

234.15 ± 67.67

0.000*

0.000*

0.000*