In this episode, Bethany and Molly focus on obstetricians and other medical professionals who play the critical role of diagnosis and initial treatment planning for alloimmunized patients. To close, Bethany and Molly play a game to try to treatment plan for alloimmunized patients based on limited information, and find a new level of appreciation for physicians. 

Show themes 

• Telling a patient they have maternal alloimmunization: what every patient wishes they could hear
• Most important initial blood tests and their implications
• Determining how quickly a patient should see a high risk doctor
• The importance of finding the right MFM, not the nearest MFM

Reference

• ACOG conference information ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting
• How to get a Allo Hope Foundation Patient Booklet Booklets - Allo Hope Foundation
• ACOG’s list of antibodies known to cause HDFN Management of Alloimmunization During Pregnancy | ACOG
• MFM provider checklist Provider Checklist - Allo Hope Foundation
• ACOG guidelines for Late Preterm/Early Term Deliveries Medically Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Deliveries | ACOG

Research for this episode provided by Bethany Weathersby and Molly Sherwood of the Allo Hope Foundation. Find more information at https://allohopefoundation.org

The Allo Podcast is produced and edited by Media Club