HEMATOLOGICAL CHANGES IN PREGNANCY WITH COVID-19.

Dr. Nasreen Haque*, Dr. Riffat Rahim, Dr. Kamrun Nahar Sweety, Dr. Mahbuba Afroz, Dr. Hasnatul Zannat and Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 is a new illness that affects the lungs and breathing. It is caused by a new coronavirus Symptoms include fever, cough, and trouble breathing. It also may cause stomach problems, such as nausea and diarrhea, and a loss of your sense of smell or taste. COVID-19 is systemic infection with a significant impact on hemopoetic system.Variation in some haematological indices during pregnancy with COVID-19 infection was investigated. The test group comprised 55 pregnant women with COVID-19 who presented themselves at the Mugda Medical College during the period from April 2020 to August2020. The result of the blood haemoglobin, PCV/Hct, MCH, MCHCshowed a significant decrease 11.15%, 0.32%, 1.16% among the test group, while WBC, RBC, platelets count was within range. The study concluded that pregnancy in women with COVID-19 has the tendency to alter haematological indices.

Keywords: Hematological changes, Pregnancy, COVID-19.