Mabel Adams Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Do you perform a Fetal Screen (rosette) test on the Rh neg mother of a term infant who was stillborn (for whom you can't get a blood sample) or do you go straight to the Kleihauer-Betke test on the off chance that the baby could be a weak or partial D not adequately detected by the Fetal Screen kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalomahe Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Our SOP states that if there is no blood type available on the neonate then you go straight to the Kleihauer-Betke. There is no point in performing a test (Fetal Screen) that may give a false negative result and thereby possibly doing irreparable harm if the mother develops anti-D because she did not receive an adequate dose of RhIg. Malcolm Needs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyG Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Same as jalomahe. Straight to KB for the same reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Easley Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Same here...straight to K-B if no infant Rh available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMcCord Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Agree. K-B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffriesen Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 We would perform a Kleihauer Betke in case the fetus was a weak D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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