Red blood cell alloimmunization in pregnancy during the years 1996-2015 in Iceland: a nation-wide population study.
Gunnar BollasonHulda HjartardottirThorbjorn JonssonSveinn GudmundssonSveinn KjartanssonAnna Margret HalldorsdottirPublished in: Transfusion (2017)
In this study, the prevalence of alloimmunization was similar to that in previous reports. Of all clinically significant antibodies, anti-D was most strongly associated with severe hemolysis, requiring phototherapy or exchange transfusions. Our data emphasize the importance of implementing an antenatal prophylactic RhIg program in Iceland in the near future.