Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome Archive Questions

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Q : 1 01/17/2009

My wife is 19 weeks pregnant. Our local children's hospital has attempted two interunteral transfusions due to Rh disease with little success. How good is your center at these procedures? We are obviously trying to do whatever we can to save our baby We are a regional/national referral center for fetal therapy. We regularly perfom fetal blood transfusions, and/or fetal blood sampling. Please feel free to call us at 410-328-3865 for further information. Best wishes. Ahmet A. Baschat, MD

Q : 2 01/17/2009

I'm 24 weeks pregnant with identical twin boys who have been diagnosed with twin to twin transfusion syndrome. I have been told that things are stable at this stage but that this syndrome can get worse at any time, and I'm also concerned at the fact that most surviving babies of TTTS are usually disabled. Can you please tell me why this is and if there is anything i can do? The risk for handicap depends on the severity of TTTS and the degree of prematurity if the babies need to be delivered early, I suggest that you see a specialist that can give you a referral to a treatment center for TTTS. With laser therapy approximately 85% of babies have normal brain development depending on the severity of disease. Best wishes Ahmet A. Baschat, MD

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