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Table 2.

Summary of the Six Surviving Children Born With Homozygous α-Thalassemia

Previous Birth of Hydropic Infant	Birth	Transfusion Treatment	Duration in Hospital After Birth	Follow-Up	References
No	Caesarean section at 32 wk	Postdelivery transfusion	48 d	At 6 yr, delay in speech and hearing	62, 64
Yes	Caesarean section at 28 wk	Postdelivery transfusion	73 d	At 5 yr, normal development	63, 64
Not recorded	Vaginal delivery with breech presentation at 28 wk	Postdelivery transfusion	64 d	At 10 mo, mild gross motor delay	64
No	Caesarean section at 31 wk, as part of triplet delivery	Postdelivery transfusion	2½ mo	At 2 yr, spastic quadriplegia and profound developmental delay	65
Yes	Caesarean section at 34 wk	Intrauterine transfusion beginning at 25 wk	11 d	Several congenital anomalies. At 2 yr, developmental delay in cognitive and motor functions	55, 66
No	Caesarean section at 37 wk	Intrauterine transfusion beginning at 32 wk	30 d	At 3 yr, normal neurological assessment	67

Previous Birth of Hydropic Infant	Birth	Transfusion Treatment	Duration in Hospital After Birth	Follow-Up	References
No	Caesarean section at 32 wk	Postdelivery transfusion	48 d	At 6 yr, delay in speech and hearing	62, 64
Yes	Caesarean section at 28 wk	Postdelivery transfusion	73 d	At 5 yr, normal development	63, 64
Not recorded	Vaginal delivery with breech presentation at 28 wk	Postdelivery transfusion	64 d	At 10 mo, mild gross motor delay	64
No	Caesarean section at 31 wk, as part of triplet delivery	Postdelivery transfusion	2½ mo	At 2 yr, spastic quadriplegia and profound developmental delay	65
Yes	Caesarean section at 34 wk	Intrauterine transfusion beginning at 25 wk	11 d	Several congenital anomalies. At 2 yr, developmental delay in cognitive and motor functions	55, 66
No	Caesarean section at 37 wk	Intrauterine transfusion beginning at 32 wk	30 d	At 3 yr, normal neurological assessment	67