Drug points: Intranasal chlorhexidine resulting in anaphylactic circulatory arrest

Abstract

was 12.6 weeks and at counselling 15.3 weeks.Three out of four further couples referred to the specialist centre had prenatal diagnosis (at 11, 11.3, and 17.3 weeks).No fetus was diagnosed as affected, but one pregnancy miscarried.One woman declined prenatal testing because of a poor obstetric history, and she later miscarried.Two out of 17 liveborn children had a sickle cell disorder.Overall, 1 in 10 affected pregnancies was detected prenatally and terminated.