Table IV.
Red blood cell parameters in neonates born at term in the first 6 months of life.
| Age | Hb g/dL | Hct % | RBC 1012/L | MCV fL | MCH pg | MCHC g/dL | ||||||
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| Mean | −2 SD | Mean | −2 SD | Mean | −2 SD | Mean | −2 SD | Mean | −2 SD | Mean | −2 SD | |
| Cord | 16.5 | 13.5 | 51 | 42 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 108 | 98 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
| 1–3 days | 18.5 | 14.5 | 56 | 45 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 108 | 95 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 29 |
| 1 week | 17.5 | 13.5 | 54 | 42 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 107 | 88 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
| 2 weeks | 16.5 | 12.5 | 51 | 39 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 105 | 86 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
| 1 month | 14.0 | 10.0 | 43 | 31 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 104 | 85 | 34 | 28 | 33 | 29 |
| 2 months | 11.5 | 9.0 | 35 | 28 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 96 | 77 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 29 |
| 3–6 months | 11.5 | 9.5 | 35 | 29 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 91 | 74 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 30 |
Modified from Dallman PR et al. 197751.
Hb: haemoglobin; Hct: haematocrit; RBC: red blood cells; MCV: mean cell volume; MCH: mean corpuscular haemoglobin; MCHC: mean cell haemoglobin concentration; SD: standard deviation.