Oral Presentation Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society and Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand Joint Scientific Meeting 2021

Current management, recommendations and uncertainties in the detection and management of fetomaternal haemorrhage. (#49)

Giselle Kidson-Gerber 1
  1. Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW, Australia

Detection and subsequent management of fetomaternal haemorrhage (FMH) has had a significant reduction in anti-D sensitisation with improved neonatal outcomes. Detecting FMH and estimating the volume of bleed is important in determining the appropriate dose of RhD immunoglobulin (RhD Ig) for RhD negative women following a sensitising event. FMH testing may also be used when assessing fetal welfare. Dr Kidson-Gerber will discuss the current issues in FMH detection, referring to the recently updated Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) Guidelines for laboratory estimation of FMH; and the current recommendations in management of RhD negative women, with reference to the 2021 National Blood Authority’s Prophylactic use of RhD immunoglobulin in pregnancy care.