Low Red Blood Cell

#firsttimemom Hi all, i have a low red blood cell result during pregnancy. And the report came in but didnt understand the remarks. I'm scared of having thalessimia as its my first time pregnancy. Can anyone help me explain or have similar remarks. Thank u in advance! Remarks: RBCs comprise hypochromic microcytes with few elliptocytes, few fragmented cells and occasional target cells. No abnormal WBCs seen.

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Just a gentle reminder that anaemia is different from thalassemia. It is rather common for pregnant ladies to be anemic during pregnancy because the volume of blood increases and we need to eat more iron-rich food to make more red blood cells:) However, thalassemia is a genetic condition and can’t be improved just by diet. Usually if one parent is a thalassemia carrier then it is advisable for the other parent to also do a blood test to confirm the risk of baby having thalassemia.

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