Wellness

[Demitra1]

Interested to know if you have any personal knowledge about this condition.  I appreciate you sharing.  TIA. Demitra

[Snoopp]

Do you have this?  If so, you should see a hematologist.  

[Poodlepet2]

There are all kinds of causes for low platelets and it is not a good thing-particularly with a pregnant woman.

You need to let the specialists do their jobs and determine the cause....I wouldn't pay to much heed to reading all too much about and scaring yourself.

I sincerely wish you or the one you are concerned for the best....

Poodlepet2

[deedledeedeedle]

Thrombocytopenia would make it a high risk pregnancy, and you should be under the care of an OB Intensivist (Board Certified) IMO. Considerate risk for mom and baby, and most certainly risk at delivery & postpartum. 

dee

[RedTop]

Platelets keep us from bleeding out.  Therefore, a low platelet count will be of great concern for mom and baby as delivery draws near, and the possibility of a platelet transfusion would likely be mentioned.    

[Snoopp]

@Demitra1.  Sometimes a fairly short course of steroids  over the course of several months is enough to avoid a platelet transfusion and boost your platelet count.  You can be tapered off after you give birth.  

A good hematologist can can work with an obgyn for a successful outcome, oftentimes even with a c section delivery.  Hope this helps.

[SilleeMee]

I'm a retired hematologist, not a doctor. As far as I know gestational TCP is not usually a concern unless platelet counts are found to be below a specific number. This number of platelets is monitored closely and will normally stabilize unless there are other reasons for the TCP. Pregnancy can trigger TCP as well as a number of other conditions. It is important for the attending physician to determine if this is a case of what is called ITP (idiopathic thrombocytopenia) which is a more serious condition. ITP is an immune disorder. There are bloods test done to rule this out. It's also important to mention, too, that many platelet and other bleeding abnormalities are often discovered while a woman is pregnant so it's important  that the doctor  diagnose the cause.

[aprildreams]

I am an RN.....I worked in Labor and Delivery for a while, even though my main area was ER and surgery......but I remember a syndrome  that included low platelet counts in  a couple of patients.  

http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/hellp-syndrome/