Platelet Counts during Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Platelet counts of less than 150,000 per cubic millimeter during uncomplicated pregnancies are described as gestational thrombocytopenia if no alternative cause is identified. Platelet counts may be even lower in women with pregnancy-related complications. However, the occurrence and severity of thrombocytopenia throughout pregnancy are not defined.

Methods

We evaluated platelet counts throughout pregnancy in women who delivered at Oklahoma University Medical Center between 2011 and 2014. These platelet counts were compared with those of nonpregnant women who were included in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 through 2012.

Results

Among the 15,723 deliveries that occurred during the study period, 7351 women had sufficient data f

SUBMITTER: Reese JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6049077 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature