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    What is fetal blood transfusion?

    • Last Update: 2020-04-03
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    Fetal blood transfusion refers to the medical process of blood input into the unborn baby Twin (or fetal) transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare disease The disease only occurs during pregnancy in identical twins Because the placenta shares blood, one twin is often much weaker than the other Fetal blood transfusion can also be described as intrauterine blood transfusion for the treatment of unborn anemic fetus Fetal blood transfusion is to keep the baby healthy before delivery If the fetus is RH positive and the mother is Rh negative, antibodies that can destroy the red blood cells of the unborn baby may form and lead to anemia In order to keep the fetus alive, blood transfusion is needed In order to promote the absorption of blood cells, fetal blood transfusion is injected through the umbilical vein Fetal blood transfusion can be repeated every one to four weeks until delivery As a result of fetal blood transfusion syndrome, when blood vessels are connected to the same twin placenta, it causes unborn twins to share blood Twins who share blood are called donor twins, while those who receive extra blood are called recipient twins Many times, one or both babies die before birth, or are disabled after birth Sharing blood supplies has a serious impact on the health of unborn twins Donor twins usually have low blood volume and anemia due to insufficient blood supply Recipient twins usually have high blood volume and high blood pressure, which can cause heart discomfort The amount of urine in a baby also increases or decreases, leading to changes in the amount of amniotic fluid around each baby The treatment of fetal transfusion syndrome involves sucking excess amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac of the recipient twins, or removing the membrane between the amniotic sacs of the twins, so as to share amniotic fluid Another way is to block blood flow between babies This requires surgery to block part of the umbilical cord, or laser cauterization of related placental vessels Laser ablation is one of the medical processes used to limit blood sharing between donor twins The vessels involved can be located by ultrasonic detection and then destroyed by endoscopic laser This often ensures that both babies survive.
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