Open AccessFrequency and clinical significance of red cell antibodies in pregnancy – A prospective study from India
Author(s) -
Soumya Das,
Shamee Shastry,
Lavanya Rai,
Poornima Baliga
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_737_19
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , clinical significance , pregnancy , population , obstetrics , red cell , antenatal screening , fetus , prospective cohort study , autoantibody , pediatrics , immunology , biology , genetics , environmental health
For appropriate management of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), it is important to detect irregular red cell antibody in the antenatal period. Though it is a simple one-step method, it is not part of routine antenatal screening in many developing countries. To reiterate the importance of antenatal antibody screening, we have assessed the frequency and clinical significance of irregular red cell antibodies in our patient population.