Abstract
The mean cord blood haemoglobin value for the baby in Western Europe is reported to be 16.8 g/100 ml and it has been suggested that any value below 13.6 g/100 ml should be considered as anaemia. For a proper interpretation, the nucleated red cell count and the reticulocyte count should also be taken into account. If, together with a low cord haemoglobin, either of these two values shows a rise it could mean that the bone marrow is attempting to compensate and the low haemoglobin value may then be taken to denote anaemia.
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© 1979 G. J. Ebrahim
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Ebrahim, G.J. (1979). Anaemia. In: Care of the Newborn in Developing Countries. Macmillan Tropical Community Health Manuals. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15991-8_13
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