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Antibody Screen Positive: Rh Disease and Other Atypical Antibodies
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15. Rh Disease and Other Atypical Antibodies
Step 15. Reference Texts, Articles, and Patient Education
Reference Texts
If you have been unable to obtain the previous references online, then try these paper-based materials.
1. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, 4th Edition. Gabbe SG, Neibyl JR, Simpson JL (Eds.). Alloimmunization in Pregnancy . Section 5, Chapter 26. Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2002. pp 893- 929 . (Level III)
2. Williams Obstetrics. 21st Edition.
Cunningham GF, et al (Eds.)
Diseases and Injuries of the Fetus and Newborn, Section 10, Chapter 39. pp. 1052-68. McGraw-Hill, 2001 (Level III).
3. Maternal – Fetal Medicine. 5 th Edition. Creasy R, Reznik R, Iams, J.(Eds) Hemolytic Disease of Fetus and Newborn Part II Ch. 30. pp 537-561 WB Saunders 2003 (Level III).
Review Articles on Rh Isoimmunization
Anderson T. Anti-D administration after childbirth for preventing Rhesus isoimmunization. Pract Midwife. 1999 May;2(5):10-1.
Bowman J. Thirty-five years of Rh prophylaxis.Transfusion. 2003 Dec;43(12):1661-6.
Detti L. et al. Fetal Doppler velocimetry. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2004 Mar;31(1):201-14.
Divakarin TG. et al. Noninvasive techniques to detect fetal anemia due to red blood cell alloimmunization: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Sep;98(3):509-17.
Dugoff L. Hobbins JC. Invasive procedures to evaluate the fetus. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Dec;45(4):1039-53.
Harkness UF, Spinnato JA. Prevention and management of RhD isoimmunization. Clin Perinatol. 2004 Dec;31(4):721-42, vi.
Jabara S. Barnhart KT. Is Rh immune globulin needed in early first trimester abortion? A review. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Mar;188(3)6232-7.
Jones ML, et al. A review of the clinical effectiveness of routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for rhesus negative women who are pregnant. BJOG. 2004 Sep;111(9):892-902.
Kyle P. Noninvasive assessment of fetal anaemia. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Dec;13(6):555-6.
Liley AW. Liquor amnii analysis in management of pregnancy complicated by rhesus immunization. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1961;82:1359
Mari G. Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity for the diagnosis of fetal anemia: the untold story. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol.2005 Apr;25(4):323-30.
Moise KJ Jr. Management of rhesus alloimmunization in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep;100(3):600-11.
Queenan JT, Tomai TP, Ural SH, King JC Deviation in amniotic fluid optical density at a wavelength of 450 nm in Rh-immunized pregnancies from 14 to 40 weeks' gestation: a proposal for clinical management. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993 May;168(5):1370-6.
Segatta M. Mari G. Fetal anemia: new technologies. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Apr;16(2):153-8.
Dr. Spock.com: Rh Negative
Mayo Clinic.com: Rh factor in pregnancy. When is it a problem?
March Of Dimes.com: Rh disease
American Pregnancy.org: Rh factor
Kids Health.org: What is Rh incompatability?
A to Z IQ Health.com: Rh incompatability
OBFocus: Rh Disease and Isoimmunization
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