Blood rheological changes manifest during 1st trimester, and fairly remain unchanged during 2nd trimester until term. Physiologic hemodilution and increasing hypercoagulability is accompanied by high RBC -aggregation and - rigidity during 2nd trimester while plasma viscosity remains nearly unaffected throughout normal pregnancy.
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