A healthcare worker collects a few drops of blood from a pinprick to a newborn’s heel for use in a test to screen the baby for an inherited disorder. The newborn screening test for severe combined ...

New recommendations on emergency neonatal blood transfusions have been issued by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) following a number of serious adverse outcomes including brain injury ...

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disorder that affects pregnant people and their fetuses. It occurs when the birthing parent’s immune system produces antibodies that attack and destroy ...

Pregnant women have been discovered to be especially vulnerable to respiratory pathogens, and they are more likely to require critical care and die from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a type of anemia that begins during pregnancy. It can cause serious illness in a newborn, but it may be diagnosed during prenatal screening and treated to avoid ...

What Is Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn? Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is a blood disorder that happens when your blood type doesn't match your baby's blood type during ...