An Easy to Miss, but Preventable Tragedy: Vasa Previa
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An easy-to-use method for detecting fetal hemoglobin--a test to identify bleeding from vasa previa.
BACKGROUND Vasa previa is a rare but potentially dangerous fetal condition that may occur during pregnancy. Ideally, all cases such cases are detected antenatally, but many present as late vaginal hemorrhaging. At the current time, there is no test for fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in general use. METHODS A modified method of identifying HbF is presented. Five milliliters of 0.14 M NaOH was combined...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia / RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0100-7203,1806-9339
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713914