Abstract
Rheological properties can be influenced by packed cell volume, plasma viscosity, red cell aggregation and red cell deformability. In order to assess haemorrheologic activity in pregnancy, 100 pregnant and 100 non-pregnant subjects (controls) of age range 18 - 40 years were studied to estimate packed cell volume (PCV), relative whole blood viscosity (RWBV), relative plasma viscosity (RPV) and plasma fibrinogen concentration (PFC) using standard manual techniques. PVC and RWBV were significantly lower in pregnant women than non-pregnant subjects (P 0.05) while PFC and PCV in pregnant women had significant positive correlation with RPV and RWBV, respectively (r = 0.5149, P 0.05). In conclusion, haemorrheologic activity differs significantly in pregnancy due to decreased values of PCV, RWBV and increased values of RPV and PFC.
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