Alloimmune Disorders of Pregnancy : Anaemia, Thrombocytopenia and Neutropenia in the Fetus and Newborn (Hardcover)

Preface Andrew G. Hadley and Peter Soothill; 1. Pathophysiology of the alloimmune cytopenias Andrew G. Hadley and Craig Turner; 2. Blood group antibodies in haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Geoff Daniels; 3. Basis and practice of screening for haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Geoff Poole; 4. Epidemiology and screening for alloimmune thrombocytopenia Lorna M. Williamson and Michael F. Murphy; 5. Principles of antibody-mediated immune suppression and the prevention of maternal Rh(D) alloimmunisation Belinda Kumpel; 6. The clinical application of anti-D prophylaxis Stan Urbaniak; 7. Fetal genotyping Neil D. Avent; 8. Laboratory assays to determine the severity of haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Andrew G Hadley; 9. Assessing the severity of haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: clinical aspects Sherif Abdel-Fattah and Peter Soothill; 10. Antenatal therapy for haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Kenneth J. Moise and Paul W. Whitecar; 11. Neonatal therapy for haemolytic disease of the newborn Glynn Russell and Nic Goulden; 12. The diagnosis of alloimmune thrombocytopenia Andrew Hadley; 13. The diagnosis of alloimmune neutropenia Geoff Lucas; 14. Fetal and neonatal treatment of alloimmune thrombocytopenia Michael Murphy, Rachel Rayment, David Allen and David Roberts; Index.