Side effects after receiving a blood product are rare, but you should know what to look out for and who to contact if your child has any of these effects.
Find information about plasma protein products made from donated blood. Learn about the different products and their uses.
Your health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions or stem cell transplants to treat your sickle cell disease. Learn about both treatments, including their benefits and risks.
Your child's health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn how to watch out for nose bleeds and blood in the urine.
Learn what happens during your child's autologous blood and marrow transplant (BMT) procedure.
Learn about hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and ABO incompatibility and how it can affect your fetus and/or newborn, as well as how it is treated.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn practical tips on home therapy.
Information for parents about bleeding, a possible complication which may occur after a child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Every day, parents and caregivers make choices about what products to buy for their children. Learn what to look for to keep your kids safe and to prevent injuries from consumer products.
Learn what happens during your child's allogeneic stem cell transplant.
Learn about what blood does for the body, the different components of blood and what different blood types mean.
Learn about anemia of prematurity, what causes it and how it is treated.
Online grocery shopping can be convenient and offer a broader selection of gluten-free options than shopping in person. Use these tips to help you and your family navigate online grocery shopping for a gluten-free diet.
Teens living with hemophilia learn how factor-replacement therapy works.
Teens learn about the two main approaches to hemophilia treatment: on-demand and prophylaxis.
Read about complementary and alternative therapies and how to use them safely to avoid side effects and interactions with your other sickle cell treatments.
Your child's doctor has prescribed a blood product called intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for your child. This page explains what IVIG does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they are given IVIG.
Learn about complementary and alternative medicines for sickle cell disease and what to do before trying a natural health product.
Find out about fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT), including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
