The researchers believe that this pre-existing immune sensitivity is what ultimately leads to more complications during the transplant process. Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who have had ...

The Kpa antigen has an estimated prevalence of less than 2% in white populations, with an even lower prevalence in other ethnic groups. The Kp a antigen, which is one of 38 antigens in the Kell blood ...

Guidelines included information about when and how treatments like IVIG and IUTs should be administered. There are constantly new suggestions on how alloimmunized pregnancies should be managed. In a ...

The fetus received IVIG, two intrauterine transfusions and four therapeutic plasma exchanges over the course of the pregnancy. A case report and literature review published in the Journal of Perinatal ...

Courtesy Getty Images A fetal loss of any kind, whether it be an abortion or a miscarriage, can cause a mother to become sensitized. A fetal loss of any kind, whether it be an abortion or a ...

A pregnant woman receives a fetal ultrasound. (Photo courtesy Johnson & Johnson) Advancements in research and ongoing clinical trials related to HDFN prevention and treatment can change HDFN care for ...

A pregnant woman’s rare anti-Lub antibody, which can trigger mild HDFN, went undetected due to limited medical record connectivity between health systems. Improved data sharing across blood banks ...

Lisa Shea, director of global patient advocacy and engagement for immunology at Johnson & Johnson, shows a colleague her e-poster at ISUOG 2025 in Cancún, Mexico. (Photo by Larry Luxner) A J&J ...

Courtesy Getty Images Learn more about intrauterine transfusions, including their history and how they changed the treatment landscape of HDFN. Intrauterine transfusions (IUTs) are a cornerstone of ...

A cardiac protein called high-sensitivity troponin I was elevated in babies with more serious jaundice, suggesting potential strain on the heart. Infants with neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, a condition ...

Pregnancy-related warm autoantibodies, which some have said may be connected to hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), appeared not to harm mothers or babies, according to a new study ...

Understanding how therapies for HDFN affect gut health in newborns may guide safer treatment plans and improve survival rates. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is closely tied to an ...