Fetal anemia: Diagnosis and management

• Published in: Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology Vol. 58; pp. 2 - 14
• Main Authors: Prefumo, Federico, Fichera, Anna, Fratelli, Nicola, Sartori, Enrico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Anemia; Anemia - diagnosis; Anemia - etiology; Anemia - therapy; Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine - adverse effects; Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine - methods; Female; Fetal Blood - diagnostic imaging; Fetal Blood - metabolism; Fetal Diseases - diagnosis; Fetal Diseases - etiology; Fetal Diseases - therapy; Fetal therapy; Hemolytic disease; Humans; Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use; Intrauterine blood transfusion; Pregnancy; Rh-isoimmunization; Ultrasonography, Doppler; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Intrauterine blood transfusion; Hemolytic disease; Fetal therapy; Anemia; Rh-isoimmunization

Fetal anemia has been known for many years as a dangerous complication of pregnancy. Its most common causes are maternal alloimmunization and parvovirus B19 infection, although it can be associated with many different pathological conditions including fetal aneuploidies, vascular tumors, and arterio...