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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2000;83:F148-F149 doi:10.1136/fn.83.2.F148
  • Original article

Normoblasts in large for gestational age infants

  1. Shaul Dollberg,
  2. Ronella Marom,
  3. Francis B Mimouni,
  4. Mark Yeruchimovich
  1. Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
  1. Dr Dollberg, Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel email: dolberg{at}post.tau.ac.il
  • Accepted 15 May 2000

Abstract

Thirty one term large for gestational age (LGA) infants of non-diabetic mothers were compared with 30 appropriate for gestational age controls. Median absolute nucleated red blood cell counts, lymphocyte counts, and packed cell volumes were significantly higher in the LGA infants than the controls. It is possible that LGA babies of non-diabetic mothers are exposed to relative intrauterine hypoxia.

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