Antenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis of thalassaemia

Question 1

Mother’s Hb is 11.5. What could this indicate?

Answer 1

1. Iron deficiency
2. Thalassaemia

Check iron profile

Question 2

Will foetus be affected if one of the parents is a thalassaemia carrier?

Answer 2

Question 3

Will the foetus be affected if both parents are carriers of the alpha thalassaemia?

Answer 3

Question 4

Will foetus be affected if both parents are carriers of beta thalassaemia?

Answer 4

Question 5

Parents are carriers of different types of thalassaemia

Answer 5

must rule out if father has alpha trait