Coagulation status and complications of pregnancy.

Introduction: There is much interest in the relationship between coagulation status and complications of pregnancy. The thrombelastograph (TEG) has been proposed as a useful, inexpensive tool to screen for patients with hypercoagulable states.

Materials And Methods: We investigated 588 unselected pregnant women at booking, obtaining blood samples for TEG and thrombophilia investigation.

The effects of folic acid supplements on coagulation status in pregnancy.

Thromboembolic disease remains the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. Recent literature has proposed that folate status is a strong predictor for venous thrombosis. Using thrombelastography (TEG((R))), we tested the hypothesis that folic acid supplementation is associated with a reduction in whole blood coagulability.