Family Planning and Reproductive Health

 

 

If you are planning to have a baby, please let your haematology team know. The are several steps you need to take before conceiving like stopping some iron chelators etc, that requires specialist advice and referrals.

Here are some resources that may be helpful:

Obstetric care It is important that you receive the best care during your pregnancy as early as possible. You and your baby will be followed-up and regularly monitored in the joint obstetric/haematology clinic. Women with a history of cardiac complications and iron overload are at particular risk. If you plan to become pregnant we recommend that you are seen for assessment by a consultant cardiologist before conception. You may need to see other specialists before conceiving to prepare you for pregnancy.