2014 RCOG妊娠期β地中海贫血管理指南(No. 66)

The purpose of this guideline is to produce evidence-based guidance on the management of women withbeta (β) thalassaemia major and intermedia in pregnancy. In this guideline, thalassaemia major women arethose who require more than seven transfusion episodes per year and thalassaemia intermedia women arethose needing seven or fewer transfusion episodes per year or those who are not transfused. Women who arethalassaemia carriers do not require transfusion. It will include preconceptual, antenatal, intrapartum andpostnatal management and contraception in both primary and secondary care settings. It will not coverscreening as the British Committee for Standards in Haematology has published guidelines for screening anddiagnosis of thalassaemias.