Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) for RHD may be used to determine whether an RhD negative woman carries an RhD positive fetus and threrefore requires RhD immunoglobulin prophylaxis.
This page contains resources to assist in implementation of RHD NIPT. These were developed by ANZSBT and collaborators with the support of Australian Government Department of Health Quality Use of Pathology Program. Resources are free to use and adapt to local requirements with acknowledgement of the source.
Guidance for RHD NIPT can be found on the ANZSBT Guidelines Page.
RHD NIPT is currently limited to pilot sites within Australia and New Zealand. ANZSBT continues to advocate for universal availability of RHD NIPT.
Clinical Pathways
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Laboratory Pathways
Educational Resources
Online information for consumers, clincians and laboratories is available on the ANZSBT webportal
Australian College of Midwives / ANZSBT elearning
As part of the QUPP sponsored project, ANZSBT has been proud to partner with the Australian College of Midwives to co-developed an elearning module. The course is free and a certicate can be issued on successful completion. Hosted by the Australian College of Midwives, the course may accessed here.
Prinatable Resources for Consumers
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Audit Tools
Audit Tool
Survey
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Acknowledgements
ANZSBT ackonowledge the contributions of stakeholders from health professions and consumers in the development of these tools and guidelines. The contributions of the Project Manager, Project Officer and Steering Committee and the funding from the Australian Government are particularly acknowledged.
Project Steering Committee
| A/Prof Philip Crispin | Steering Committee Chair |
| Prof David Roxby | Project Manager |
| Kristen Brown | Project Officer |
| Dr (Jerry) Abraham Alex | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) |
| Simon Benson | President, ANZSBT |
| Dr James Daly | Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (ARCLB) |
| Prof Wendy Erber | Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Dr Shin Lee | Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RANZCOG) |
| Dr Ellen Maxwell | Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) |
| Tani Paxton | Australian College of Midwives (ACM) |
| Dr Ania Samarawickrama | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGPs) |
| Dr Helen Savoia | Obstetric, Neonatal and Paediatric Haematologist |
| Dr Janney Wale | Australian Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) |
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) was supported by funding for this work from the Australian Government under the The Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP) . The ANZSBT would like to acknowledge the support and opportunity provided by the Australian Government Department of Health to be involved in the development of a roadmap and resources assisting the introduction of RHD NIPT as part of the complete pregnancy care pathway in Australia