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Sickle cell disease and pregnancy
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🔴 Women with sickle cell disease tend to have more crisis during pregnancy.
🔴 They are also at a higher risk of getting preeclampsia and blood clots blocking their lungs ( this can lead to sudden death).
🔴 The problems they have with blood clot formation also increases their risk of multiple miscarriages, preterm birth and having small babies.
🔴 These Women also have a high risk of bleeding, complications as a result of infections and problems with blood clot formation during labour.
🔴 Thus its advisable to have a vaginal delivery if possible, and medication to prevent blood clot formation given postpartum.
🔴 A woman with sickle cell disease has a 5 to 10% higher risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth.
🔴 If you're Sickle cell positive, choose a healthy partner so you don't pass it on to your children if possible. You will save them from lots of pain.
🔴 If you have Sickle cell, please find a very good team to take you through your pregnancy as you a a very high risk patient.
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