Hi doctors, my sister just got birth the other day and her baby s pedia told her that her baby has low hemoglobin count. The baby had 2 blood transfusion and RBC will be checked agaidn. My question would be what causes the lowering of RBC at birth? And is this a serious case?
Causes of anemia in neonate may be AGO, Rh incompatibility, enzyme deficiency, maternal diseases, infections like rubella, arbovirus, phagocytosis, anemia of prematurity etc. Your doctor will do investigations like Combs test, He electrophoresis, Enzyme tests, LFT, FT, Viral PCR etc. to determine exact cause.