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News|Articles|July 28, 2025
WHO issues new global guidelines for managing sickle cell disease in pregnancy
Author(s)Celeste Krewson, Assistant Editor
Fact checked by: Morgan Ebert
The World Health Organization’s evidence-based recommendations aim to improve care and outcomes for pregnant women with sickle cell disease.
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New evidence-based guidelines have been published by the World Health Organization (WHO) for treating sickle-cell disease (SCD) in pregnant women, according to an article published in Pregnancy.1
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