Routine Cord Blood Platelet Counts and Potential for Severe Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopaenia ( <scp>NAIT</scp> ): A Cohort Study of 12 Yr. Experience at Middlemore Hospital, New Zealand
Severe TP was uncommon amongst infants born in south Auckland where mothers of Maori and Pacific Island ethnicity make up the majority of the population. Performance of routine cord platelet counts was of limited value in detecting potential cases of severe NAIT.
Authors
- Galama Vela
- Jill H. Meyer
- Michael P. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8352-4672)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of Papua New Guinea (PG)
- Middlemore Hospital (NZ)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Auckland District Health Board (NZ)
- Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.70065
- Primary Topic
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- University of Auckland