Karen Fung Kee Fung, Erica Eason, Joan Crane, Anthony Armson, Sandra De La Ronde, Dan Farine, Lisa Keenan-Lindsay, Line Leduc, Gregory J Reid, John Van Aerde, R Douglas Wilson, Gregory Davies, Valérie A Désilets, Anne Summers, Philip Wyatt, David C Young
OBJECTIVE: To provide guidelines on use of anti-D prophylaxis to optimize prevention of rhesus (Rh) alloimmunization in Canadian women. OUTCOMES: Decreased incidence of Rh alloimmunization and minimized practice variation with regards to immunoprophylaxis strategies. EVIDENCE: The Cochrane Library and MEDLINE were searched for English-language articles from 1968 to 2001, relating to the prevention of Rh alloimmunization. Search terms included: Rho(D) immune globulin, Rh iso- or allo-immunization, anti-D, anti-Rh, WinRho, Rhogam, and pregnancy...
September 2003: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada: JOGC