HOW IS LEUKOCYTOSIS DANGEROUS TO PREGNANT WOMEN?

Maternal host factor during 09 months and 10 days of pregnancy has numerous changes such as hormone, figure, causing leukocytosis. Whether these hematologic changes cause dangerous to a maternal and fetal health? Let AIH explores this with you!
 
Leukocytes is white cells, present in the immune system of the body. The role of leukocytes is preventing penetration of virus, bacteria. The quantity of intrabody leukocytes is about 7.000/nm3 blood. For pregnant women, the quantity of leukocytes maintains 6.000/nm3 blood at least. In the third trimester, this indicator may increase up to 12.000 – 18.000/nm3 blood. This is the phenomenon of leukocytosis on pregnant women.

► How does Leukocytosis danger to pregnant women?

During pregnancy, the immune system in maternal body would be modified automatically by itself to protect baby’s growth and prevent inflammation, infection during pregnancy. Leukocytes would increase in different period of time and and if it is within the acceptable range 12.000 – 18.000/nm3 blood, feeling nervous is unnecessary. But if the amount of leukocytes exceeds the acceptable range and mothers found symptoms as fever, hypertension, acute stress or any immune system - related problems, hospital visit is recommended for timely intervention and treatment.

Therefore, during pregnancy, urinalysis plays an important role, helps investigating maternal health and fetal growth.

In the third trimester, if leukocytosis is detected, it could be a symptom of infection leading to prematurity. Therefore , the newborn with delayed growth and weak immunity may cause congenital defects. In order to follow up continuously maternal and fetal health, regular prenatal check as per appointment is recommended. When register a periodical prenatal care package at AIH, you will be scheduled specifically for timelines of prenatal check, fetal ultrasound and prenatal tests. Our customer service staff would remind you immediately before your appointment, ensure all important prenatal care would not be missed.
 
In AIH, physicians and nutritionists will monitor and provide specific recommendations for individual parturient in order to create the best care plans for parturients and babies . AIH is the pioneer international hospital in Vietnam applies a system of American standrad delivery suites - LDRP, which bring parturients and families to comfortable and convenient experience of childbirth as placing them in an unique versatile room for entire delivery process: labor- vaginal delivery – recovery – postpartum.

Especially, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU) is fully equiped with standard state-of-the-art medical devices, together with leading medical experts including neonatologists, neonatal nurses, physiotherapists, pediatric nutritionists to ensure safety and excellent care for babies once they are born.