Peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy women were studied during pregnancy and
postnatally, and were compared with lymphocytes from an age-matched non-pregnant
control group. Compared with non-pregnant women, the total white cell count was
significantly increased at all pregnancies and also post-partum. In pregnancy the absolute
number and percentage of T lymphocytes was slightly elevated while almost no changes in
B cells were found. No significant changes were found in the percentage of …