LOW RETICULOCYTES TEST RESULT REFERENT VALUES FOR NEWBORN. What does low Reticulocytes test result referent values for newborn level mean?

Lower limit of normal Reticulocytes test result referent values for newborn is 1.1(% RBC ).

Newborns have a normal reticulocyte count of 2.5% to 6.5%. This value drops within 2 weeks to 0.5% to 2.0%.

It is useful to know the reticulocyte count in infants who were born prematurely if the haemoglobin is low and at about the level at which one might consider transfusion.