Two intrauterine rescue transfusions in treatment of severe fetomaternal hemorrhage in the early third trimester
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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE When massive fetomaternal hemorrhage is diagnosed in the early third trimester of pregnancy, serial fetal intravascular transfusion may be an alternative to immediate delivery.
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