Pregnancy with a Severe Hemoglobinopathy: Unintended Consequences of Transfusions

Pregnancy with a Severe Hemoglobinopathy: Unintended Consequences of Transfusions

We report a case of a pregnant woman with a complex hemoglobinopathy who developed a symptomatic anemia at 28 weeks of gestation and was treated with multiple transfusions of type-specific packed red blood cells. Shortly thereafter, she developed a fever and joint pains, along with laboratory values consistent with hemolysis. Timing suggested a delayed transfusion reaction. An extensive evaluat...

Consequences of unintended pregnancy among young married women in Nepal

Aim: To explore the consequence of unintended pregnancy, and compare these with real experiences amongst young married women in Nepal. Method: Sample survey of 997 married women and 19 in-depth case histories were studied. Results: The findings suggest that conflicts with spouses and family members, depression, worries or mental tension, loss of education and employment opportunities were the m...

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Ebola virus screening during pregnancy in West Africa: unintended consequences.

OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that predictive value of traditional Ebola virus disease (EVD) screening in West African pregnant women is low because febrile and hemorrhagic complications of pregnancy that can mimic EVD are common. METHODS Proportions of various categories of pregnancy loss from a hypothetical cohort of West African gravidas were used to construct a Kaplan-Meier curve. The inciden...

unintended pregnancy and its adverse social and economic consequences on health system: a narrative review article.

unintended pregnancy is among the most troubling public health problems and a major reproductive health issue worldwide imposing appreciable socioeconomic burden on individuals and society. governments generally plan to control growth of births (especially wanted births as well as orphans and illegitimate births) imposing extra burden on public funding of the governments which inevitably affect...