[ozmidwifery] Direct Coombs positive

2006-02-16 Thread Sue Cookson
Hi all, Just wondering if any of you have experience with babies who come up with a poistive Direct Coombs test? A cord blood sample from a newborn showed baby was A pos with anti-A antibodies - they would have been passively transferred from the O neg mum. It's pretty likely therefore to be

Re: [ozmidwifery] Direct Coombs positive

2006-02-16 Thread suzi and brett
Hi Sue, My experience with this (and advice from neonatologists), in a term healthy baby, is that you observe as any other jaundice and dont have to be extra aggressive. For the few direct coombs pos babies I have watched p/n at home there was no sudden increase in jaundice although