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Abdul Mannan: Pregnancy Changes Almost Every Coagulation Test
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Jun 20, 2026, 19:26

Abdul Mannan: Pregnancy Changes Almost Every Coagulation Test

Abdul Mannan, Consultant Haematologist at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Pregnancy Changes Almost Every Coagulation Test

Pregnancy is nature’s largest coagulation experiment.

As gestation progresses:

  • High Factor VIII
  • High Von Willebrand factor
  • High Fibrinogen
  • High D-dimer
  • Low Protein S activity
  • Low Antithrombin
  • Low Factor XIII

The result is a physiological hypercoagulable state.

Why it matters at the bench and the bedside:

D-dimer rises through pregnancy, so it becomes unreliable for excluding VTE Protein S falls, so testing for protein S deficiency in pregnancy is not reliable

Thrombosis risk climbs

Mild bleeding disorders can look temporarily corrected

There is a practical consequence here.

Most of these changes take 6 to 7 weeks postpartum to settle, and some variables can take up to 12 weeks.

That is why haematologists usually wait at least 12 weeks postpartum before using lab tests to exclude conditions like von Willebrand disease.

Normal pregnancy is not normal haemostasis.”

Abdul Mannan

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