Fetomaternal hemorrhage: Evidence from a multihospital healthcare system that up to 40% of severe cases are missed.

Nicholas Ryan CarrErick HenryTimothy M BahrRobin K OhlsJessica M PageSarah J IlstrupRobert D Christensen

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

We estimate that we fail to diagnose >40% of our severe FMH cases. Needed improvements include (1) education to request maternal FMH testing when neonates are born anemic, (2) education on false-negative FMH tests, and (3) improved FMH communications between neonatology, obstetrics, and blood bank.

Keyphrases

healthcare
low birth weight
early onset
quality improvement
gestational age
birth weight
drug induced
pregnant women
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
physical activity