Intrauterine laser procedures save two sets of twins in Abu Dhabi
Advanced medical intervention ensured each baby received enough blood to be born healthy
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Advanced medical intervention ensured each baby received enough blood to be born healthy
Doctors at the Corniche Hospital, one of the facilities of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), succeeded in saving the lives of unborn identical twins by performing advanced laser procedures.
Doctors at Corniche Hospital successfully performed novel fetoscopic laser procedures to save both sets of unborn twins
Doctors at Corniche Hospital successfully performed novel fetoscopic laser procedures to save both sets of unborn twins
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Hospital has treated 100 babies through foetal blood transfusions, thereby allowing in-utero care for babies. Foetal blood transfusion is required when a baby is anaemic — a low red blood cells count — as a result of an infection or when the red blood cells are destroyed. It most commonly occurs when the mother’s and baby’s blood types are not compatible and the mother has antibodies that cross the placenta and attack the baby’s red blood cells. Foetal anaemia can have serious adverse effects, including cardiac complications, because haemoglobin car...