New guidelines have been issued to help with the management of growing numbers of women affected by blood cancer during pregnancy.
The guidelines have been developed in Australia and New Zealand, and published in The Lancet Haematology.
The incidence of blood cancer in pregnancy has increased by about 2.7% a year between 1994 and 2013. Blood cancers now affect about 12.5 of every 100,000 women becoming pregnant in Australia. This is because of delayed age of childbirth, improved diagnosis and increased engagement with health services, the developers say.
The guidance includes recommendations for safe imaging during pregnancy, providing multidisciplinary care, birth management and diagnosis and staging. The guidance also considers the iss...
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