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Punjab: First life-saving IUT performed in Punjab

Phagwara, May 22 (UNI) Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Ludhiana, has become the first hospital in Punjab to successfully perform Intrauterine Blood Transfusion (IUT) on two pregnant women whose foetuses were diagnosed with severe anaemia.
IUT serves as a life-saving intervention for unborn babies, particularly in cases where a mother’s antibodies attack the red blood cells of her Rh-positive foetus, leading to severe anaemia.
It is also used when a foetus has a low red blood cell count due to other medical conditions or viral infections that cause red blood cell aplasia (absence of red blood cell production). Under such circumstances, IUT plays a crucial role in correcting the foetal anaemic condition.
In these two cases, the faetal anaemia was discovered hrough advanced imaging and Doppler ultrasound studies.
The timely intervention significantly improved the babies’ health and development before birth, allowing the pregnancies to continue to a safer stage for delivery.
The procedure involves injecting blood into the foetus’s umbilical cord to replenish red blood cells, thereby preventing life-threatening complications such as foetal heart failure (hydrops) and enabling continued pregnancy. IUT is especially vital in cases of Rh incompatibility, where the mother’s immune system destroys the baby’s red blood cells.
The multidisciplinary team that conducted the procedure included Dr Sushant Babbar, Interventional Radiologist; Dr Ashima Taneja, Professor and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Dr Kamal Arora, Professor, Department of Paediatrics; along with the Department of Transfusion Medicine.
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