Oct 31, 2023 | Knowledge Hub, Obstetric and Neonatal care
PathCare offers two NIPS products: TriScreen and Panorama Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) / Testing (NIPT) Click...
Jan 13, 2020 | Chemical Pathology, Obstetric and Neonatal care
Cord blood gas analysis is considered the gold standard for the determination of intrapartum foetal hypoxia. It provides an objective retrospective method for continuous quality improvement in the management of foetal acid-base abnormalities. It is also sensible to...
Nov 4, 2019 | Haematology, Obstetric and Neonatal care
Transplacental or fetomaternal haemorrhage (FMH) may occur during pregnancy or at delivery and lead to immunisation to the D antigen if the mother is D negative and the baby D positive. This can result in haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDN) in subsequent...
Mar 19, 2019 | Obstetric and Neonatal care, Virology
Acute Viral Hepatitis is the most common cause of jaundice in pregnancy. HBV infection during pregnancy is usually mild, not associated with increased mortality or teratogenicity, and should not prompt consideration of termination. Acute HBV infection may lead to...
