HEMOLYTIC DISEASES OF THE NEWBORN

Course overview

HEMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE FETUS AND NEWBORN IS A RED BLOOD CELL MISMATCH BETWEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR FETUS THAT CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. FORTUNATELY, FATAL CONSEQUENCES FROM THIS DISORDER HAVE BECOME RARE WITH THE APPROPRIATE USE OF IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS. HOWEVER, TO AVOID THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DISORDER, PROMPT RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT ARE VITAL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF HEMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE FETUS AND NEWBORN BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.