“…Compared with non-pregnant controls, data from these thromboelastographic studies indicate that pregnant women have shorter r times, 8,[28][29][30] shorter k times, 8,28,30 longer MA and a angles, 8,28,30 and greater coagulation index values. 28,30 Similar findings were observed in a longitudinal study reporting TEG variables during and after pregnancy. 9 Compared with TEG variables eight weeks postpartum, the mean reductions in r time and k time during pregnancy varied from 23-26% to 18-35%, respectively, and the mean increases in MA and a angle during pregnancy varied from 12-20% to 6-8%, respectively.…”