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Review
. 2009 Dec;23(6):1299-316.
doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2009.08.005.

Immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy

Evi Stavrou  1 , Keith R McCrae
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Review

Immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy

Evi Stavrou et al. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Management of immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy can be a complex and challenging task and may be complicated by fetal-neonatal thrombocytopenia. Although fetal intracranial hemorrhage is a rare complication of immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy, invasive studies designed to determine the fetal platelet count before delivery are associated with greater risk than that of fetal intracranial hemorrhage and are discouraged. Moreover, the risk of neonatal bleeding complications does not correlate with the mode of delivery, and cesarean section should be reserved only for obstetric indications.

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