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3. Thalassaemia in pregnancy: what to look for, screening and how to manage it - Joyce Adu-Amankwah & Dr Emma Drasar

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Following on from our programme on blood disorders in Series 2, this episode will take a closer look at Thalassaemia in pregnancy - what it is, how to identify it, how it can be managed, screening and experiences of caring for pregnant women with the disorder.  


Episode 3 of Series 3 of the Maternity and Midwifery Hour 

Hosted by:  Sue Macdonald, Chair and Curator Midwifery Festival Conferences & Maternity and Midwifery Hour  


Featuring: 

Dr Emma Drasar, Consultant Haematologist, The Whittington Hospital; North Central London and East Anglia HCC Lead for Sickle Cell and the North Central, West London and East Anglia HCC Lead for Thalassaemia and Rare Anaemias

Joyce Adu-Amankwah, Lead Midwife, Haemoglobinopathies, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   


Supported by MATFLIX:  matflix.co.uk 

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/hl7TITZgvjg

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