All issues > Volume 23(12); 1980

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1980;23(12):983-990. Published online December 31, 1980.

The Study of Fetomaternal Transfusion in Korea.

Chul Lee¹, Jun Hee Sul¹, Kir Young Kim¹, Duk Jin Yun¹

¹Department of prdiatrics, Yonsei University college of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

Blood samples from mothers during labor and after delivery were tested for the occurrence of fetomaternal transfusing using Nierhaus acid elution technique. Fetomaternal transfusion had occured 1/2 of the mothers after delivery, 2/3 of the mothers during labor. The fetomateonal transfusions after delivery were most often less than 4.0?? and only few percent had fetomaternal transfusions more than 4.0??. Complicated pregnancy, duration of labor, induction of labor with oxytocics did not increased the incide- nce of fetomaternal transfusion. Manual removal of placenta increased the incidence of fetomaternal transfusion.

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