International Journal of Medicine Research

Authors
Sadeel Osama Taha Alshabkhoon

Abstract
A tests including complete blood count, reticulocyte %, total bilirubin, and fluorescent spot test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme were performed on cord blood samples from (725) full term newborns, (396) males and (329) females, the CBC, reticulocytes and total bilirubin all are within normal limit, negative results for fluorescent spot test, i.e. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (enzyme) deficiency was identified in 55/725 (7.58%), 43/55 males and 12/55 females (10.8% of total males and 3.64% of total females). Advices were given to parents of the newborns with enzyme deficiency in order to avoid risk factors which may lead to haemolysis and to look for the signs of hyperbilirubinemia. Nine male newborns were readmitted to the hospital because of hyperbilirubinemia with indication for phototherapy, no one reach the bilirubin level of blood exchange, no one develop signs of neurological deficit.