1. Monitoring and treatment of anti-D in pregnancy
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S. Villa, Frank P.H.A. Vandenbussche, Ulrik Sprogøe, H. H. H. Kanhai, D. Gounder, B. Csapo, C. Pessoa, W. Stein, C. Sefonte, Simon Panzer, Ansa Aitokallio-Tallberg, D. Bettelheim, Tobias J. Legler, Svein Magne Skulstad, Malla Kuosmanen, Peter Flanagan, S. Koskinen, Maria Antonietta Villa, F. Guerra, L. Trespidi, Emma Parry, B. Zupanska, Olav Lapaire, Xiao Yan Zhong, Morten Hanefeld Dziegiel, Wolfgang Holzgreve, Tor Hervig, M. de Haas, Małgorzata Uhrynowska, B. Acaia, Henk W. Reesink, S. Wendel, Anneke Brand, R. Donegan, Pavel Calda, O Flesland, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Landsteiner Laboratory
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,Rho(D) Immune Globulin ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Rh Isoimmunization ,Blood group antigens ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Isoantibodies ,Pregnancy ,Medicine ,Humans ,Intensive care medicine ,Fetal Hemoglobin ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Rh-Hr Blood-Group System ,Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14] ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Public health ,Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Fetal Blood ,3. Good health ,Immunization ,Blood Group Antigens ,Treatment strategy ,Female ,business ,Haemolytic disease - Abstract
Prophylactic anti-D is a very safe and effective therapy for the suppression of anti-D immunization and thus prevention of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn. However, migration from countries with low health standards and substantial cuts in public health expenses have increased the incidence of anti-D immunization in many "developed" countries. Therefore, this forum focuses on prenatal monitoring standards and treatment strategies in pregnancies with anti-D alloimmunization. The following questions were addressed, and a response was obtained from 12 centres, mainly from Europe.
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- 2010
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