Fetal blood sampling (FBS) for Rh sensitization during pregnancy

References

Citations

  1. Porter TF, et al. (2003). Immunologic disorders in pregnancy. In JR Scott et al., eds., Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9th ed., pp. 313–338. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  2. Moise KJ (2004). Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. In RK Creasy, R Resnik, eds., Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice, 5th ed., pp. 537–561. Philadelphia: Saunders.



Author: Kathe Gallagher, MSW
Ralph Poore
Last Updated: December 19, 2007
Medical Review: Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Gregory A L Davies, MD, FRCSC, FACOG - Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine

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