Pregnant women must pay attention to going to the hospital for physical examinations in their daily lives, so as to timely detect their own and fetal development, which is helpful for their own health and fetal health. It is common for pregnant women to have a low hematocrit during pregnancy. So, what are the reasons for the low hematocrit in pregnant women? Let's take a closer look.
What are the reasons for low hematocrit in pregnant women?
1. Red blood cells are the most abundant tangible component in the blood, and their main physiological function is to carry oxygen to various tissues throughout the body as a respiratory carrier, maintaining acid-base balance throughout the ages. This function is achieved through the hemoglobin contained within it.
2. Hemoglobin is a slightly red colloidal substance composed of globin and heme, with a molecular weight of 64458. It is a respiratory carrier that can carry 1.34ml of oxygen per gram of hemoglobin.
3. Research has found that red blood cells are filled with small particles, with the smallest diameter being no more than 6.5 nm, which is equivalent to the diameter of a hemoglobin molecule. These particles are most abundant near the red blood cell membrane and less towards the center. This distribution is consistent with the physiological central staining phenomenon of red blood cells on Wright stained blood slides, where the periphery is deep and the central part is shallow.
What should pregnant women do if their hematocrit is low?
The measurement of hematocrit helps to understand the increase and decrease of red blood cells. When the absolute value of red blood cells increases due to various reasons, the hematocrit will also increase accordingly When blood is concentrated, the hematocrit can reach more than 50%. It is commonly used in clinical practice to understand the degree of blood concentration in dehydrated patients as a reference for calculating fluid replacement. However, if the total number of red blood cells is normal and the hematocrit is low, it has no special clinical significance and does not require treatment. Pregnant women with low hematocrit should pay attention to developing good lifestyle habits. It is advisable to sleep no later than 11 pm at night and participate in outdoor aerobic exercise, such as mountain climbing and swimming, which are good activities for whole body exercise.
Pregnant women must pay attention to developing good lifestyle habits, arrange their life and diet reasonably, eat more nutritious food, and do a good job in disease prevention and treatment. The above is an introduction to the relevant knowledge about low hematocrit in pregnant women. Everyone must pay attention to disease prevention and care in their daily lives.
