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Platelet count & hemoglobin in pregnancy

My wife 5 week pregnant. recently she gone through blood test in which hemoglobin is 8.5 & platelet count is 5,50,800. What it means? Is this normal in pregnant woman or what?
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Her hemoglobin is a tad bit low but that is very common in pregnancy. If her dr is concerned about it he will put her on an iron supplement. Her platelet count is well within the normal range.
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