Haematological Profile (Nucleated Red Blood Cell Count, Immature to Total Neutrophil Ratio and Platelet Count) in Perinatal Asphyxia

The present study was designed to study the haematological profile (Nucleated Red Blood cell count, Immature to Total neutrophil ratio and Platelet count) in the cord blood as a marker of perinatal asphyxia. It was a retrospective hospital based study. Seventy term babies with perinatal asphyxia were the subjects of the study. Twentyfive normal term babies were taken as control A blood smear from cord blood was evaluated for Nucleated red biood cell(NRBC)/100 leucocytes(WBC), Immature to total neutrophil (l/T) ratio and Platelet count. The elevation in NRBC/100 WBC was highly significant in foetal asphyxia, birth asphyxia&foetal+birth asphyxia group, while l/T ratio was significantly elevated in foetal asphyxia group only. Platelet count was significantly decreased in foetal asphyxia group and foetal+birth asphyxia group. NRBC count was elevated in perinatal asphyxia. l/T ratio was elevated in foetal asphyxia only. Platelet count was decreased in babies with foetal asphyxia&foetal+birth asphyxia group.