Vol. 11, Issue 5, Part G (2025)

• Evaluate iron deficiency in pregnant women from (2) to (8) months.
• To evaluate hemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume in pregnant women from (4) to (6) months.

Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted in out-of-hospital laboratories and lasted from February 10, 2024 to April 10, 2024. 24 patients were randomly selected in this study, and all pregnant patients were examined within 2 to 8 months. Their ages ranged from 20-45 years, respectively. These pregnant patients with iron deficiency were diagnosed by specialized physicians. Laboratory tests were performed for all pregnant patients and control patients using the best laboratory devices, after drawing blood from the patient and sending it to the laboratory to perform the necessary tests, including complete blood count (CBC) using the Genex device. To measure iron stores (ferritin).

Results: The result of this study showed a higher significant difference between the patient and control groups) (the probability value is less than (0.01) in the pregnant patient who has more than four children.

Similarly, the serum ferritin deficiency in pregnant women recorded a high significant value (0.001) in the patient group other than the control group.

Regarding the hemoglobin concentration and packed cell volume in the patient, pregnant women recorded a high significant value (0.001) unlike the control group.

Conclusion: In this study, analyses were performed for the patient including serum ferritin and complete blood count, which turned out to be the most sensitive indicator of iron deficiency in the second half of pregnancy from 4 to 6 months).