Our Experience of Immune Fetal Hydrops: its Clinical Characteristics and Perinatal Outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fetal hydrops is a serious condition which has high morbidity and mortality. Incidences of immune hydrops have decreased by manifold after introduction of anti-D immunoglobulin. Intra-uterine fetal blood transfusion revolutionized the treatment of these affected fetuses after diagnosis of immune fetal hydrops. In this study we aim to evaluate the clinical characteristics of immune hydropic fetuses and perinatal outcome after institution of intra-uterine transfusions.

Materials and methods

A retrospective study was carried out in pregnant women with immune fetal hydrops from October 2004 to December 2019 in our tertiary care hospital. After diagnosis of fetal hydrops, all the fetuses received intra-uterine transfusions. All the newborns were followed up till 3 mo

SUBMITTER: Devendra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310819 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature