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Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy
Author(s) -
Mechery Joseph
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the obstetrician and gynaecologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1744-4667
pISSN - 1467-2561
DOI - 10.1576/toag.11.4.293.27535
Subject(s) - obstetrics and gynaecology , citation , senior registrar , medicine , library science , family medicine , pregnancy , computer science , genetics , biology
Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy Authors: James N George, MD, Jennifer J McIntosh, DO, MS Section Editors: Lawrence LK Leung, MD, Charles J Lockwood, MD, MHCM Deputy Editors: Jennifer S Tirnauer, MD, Vanessa A Barss, MD, FACOG All topics are updated as new evidence becomes available and our peer review process is complete. Literature review current through: Apr 2018. | This topic last updated: Mar 29, 2018. INTRODUCTION — Evaluation and management of thrombocytopenia during pregnancy and postpartum may be challenging because there are many potential causes, some directly related to the pregnancy and some unrelated. For many of the causes there are no diagnostic laboratory tests. Management options may have the potential for serious complications for both mother and fetus and may require urgent decisions about delivery, and there may be concerns about fetal thrombocytopenia. This topic reviews our approaches to determining the cause of thrombocytopenia in a pregnant woman and to management during pregnancy and delivery, which in some cases cannot wait for full diagnostic evaluation. Additional information on the diagnosis and management of specific conditions that cause thrombocytopenia is presented in more detail separately: