Isoimmunization to Cromer antigen in pregnancy
Article Abstract:
An immune response is generated when the body is exposed to foreign substances, or antigens, an event which stimulates the production of protective antibodies. During pregnancy the blood of an infant may not be compatible with that of its mother. Maternal exposure to incompatible fetal blood components can cause the production of antibodies against fetal cells. Although most antigens will not cause the destruction of the fetal blood cells, some antigens can produce antibodies that will can cause serious problems for the fetus. A 29-year-old-woman, pregnant for the fourth time, was found to have a rare antibody to an antigen found in 99.9 percent of the population, the Cromer antigen, which had been detected during her second pregnancy. The mother did not have the Cromer antigen in her blood, nor did one of her living children. The antigen-negative blood was stored and frozen in the event a blood transfusion was indicated. The next two pregnancies were monitored carefully and both fetuses, who both had the antigen, were unaffected.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1989
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When is fasting really fasting? The influence of time of day, interval after a meal, and maternal body mass on maternal glycemia in gestational diabetes
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Blood sugar levels may not be the same when measured at the exact same time after a meal depending on when the meal is eaten. In a study of 30 women with gestational diabetes, blood sugar levels were not the same after an evening meal than at the same time interval after a morning meal.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1999
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Severe immune hemolytic anemia associated with prophylactic use of cefotetan in obstetric and gynecology procedures
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The antibiotic cefotetan may cause anemia in women who receive the drug before obstetric and gynecologic surgery. The drug causes blood cells to break down, and it is apparently an immune reaction to the drug.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1999
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