Congratulations to Heidi A Stone winner of the British Journal of Midwifery ‘Student Midwife of The Year’ award!!! Congrats also on publication of her first #Blog about #NAIT for the BMJ. This is an amazing read about how having this disorder affected her whole family and led her to totally changing her life and ...
To kick off NAIT awareness week, Naitbabies have a competition for you!!!!!!! We want to see pictures of your NAIT miracles in their Easter bonnets/clothes with a NAIT theme! The winner can chose one of the following lovely prizes!!!!……. either a ‘GoTo seat’ a ‘Playpak’ or a ‘mini iPad’!!!! For further information and how to ...
Naitbabies took part in this years Rare Disease Day with a story about Ethan 6, by mum Becky Robinson in the Independent newspaper. Mike Murphy, Professor of Transfusion Medicine at Oxford University, answered questions about NAIT, what it is and the possibility of future screening – read it here- We are delighted to have been chosen as one The Psigma Foundation’s charities for 2016-2017 along with The Cure Parkinson’s Trust and Restart. The Foundation is an independent charitable foundation formed 2 years ago by Psigma Investment Management 11 The Strand, London (UK) and part of the Punter Southall Group. Links: Fundraising page Virgin Money ...
- New research suggests that fetal hemostasis is distinct and that impairment of angiogenesis rather than thrombocytopenia likely causes FNAIT-associated ICH. Additionally, results indicate that maternal IVIG therapy can effectively prevent this devastating disorder. Maternal anti-platelet β3 integrins impair angiogenesis and cause intracranial hemorrhage
- Many women diagnosed with NAIT suffer multiple miscarriage. This is the first study to investigate the pathophysiology between miscarriage and NAIT. From researchers in Toronto, Canada. Natural Killer Cells Contribute to Pathophysiology of Placenta Leading to Miscarriage in Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia