First intrauterine transfusion in Rh isoimmunised triplet pregnancy.

BMJ Case Rep

Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fetal Medicine, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: March 2024

G3P2L1, 28+4 weeks of gestation rhesus (Rh) isoimmunised pregnant women, was referred with trichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancy with Rh antibody titres of 1:32. Nuchal translucency and anomaly scan were within normal limits with no major malformation for any of the fetuses. Obstetric colour Doppler with middle cerebral artery peak systolic volume revealed foetal anaemia in all three fetuses having velocities corresponding to around 1.5 times the median. Decision of intrauterine transfusion of blood to all three fetuses was taken. Access to fetuses was challenging and expertise in interventional ultrasound was required for transfusion. The patient tolerated the procedure well and eventually went on to deliver uneventfully at 34 weeks of gestation for worsening pre-eclampsia. After birth, all three triplets received triple-surface intensive phototherapy and intravenous immunoglobulin at a dosage of 1 g/kg. Phototherapy was gradually reduced and discontinued within 72 hours, and the infants were discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit at 96 hours of age.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10966721PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2023-258242DOI Listing

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