Publications by authors named "Sharifa H Al-Farsi"
Objective: To investigate fetal outcomes in pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD), and to analyze the impact of baseline variables on those outcomes.
Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study carried out over 5 years (June 2006 to August 2011) investigating fetal outcomes at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Sixty-eight consecutive pregnant women with SCD (62 women with hemoglobin sickle cell anemia [SS] genotype) were included and analyzed in the study.
Article Synopsis
- * The study found that 96% of patients had to be hospitalized for related complications, with issues like infections and the need for blood transfusions being common.
- * Despite some serious cases including gestational hypertension and one death from postpartum hemorrhage, overall mortality was low, highlighting the need for further research to better understand these patients' conditions.