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Lifeblood focuses on thrombosis and pregnancy
Release date: April 2004
Since its launch less than six months ago, Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity has received hundreds of letters, emails and telephone calls, from people who have suffered from a thrombosis, currently have a thrombotic condition, or who have lost a loved one to thrombosis. These people are encouraged by the establishment of Lifeblood and its aims to raise awareness of the causes and effects of thrombosis, and to raise money to fund research.
In particular, Lifeblood has
received many letters from women who suffered a thrombosis during pregnancy,
or shortly after the birth of their child. The recurring theme
of all these letters was disbelief, then anger that little or no background
information on thrombosis was available or given to them during their
pregnancy.
In a world where women are very hungry for any details that relate to their pregnancy, there is a plethora of health, diet and promotional information provided. But one thing is missing - the facts about thrombosis and pregnancy. All of the women who wrote to Lifeblood asked the charity to help change this situation.
About one in 1,000 women will develop a thrombosis in
pregnancy, and this is about ten times that of the risk of a non-pregnant
woman of the same age. Pulmonary embolism -
a blood clot in the lung - is the most common cause of mothers dying in
pregnancy and has been for years. Many women can have long-term health
problems as a result of deep vein thrombosis and
this is potentially preventable.
Lifeblood plans to address this situation by highlighting
the risks of thrombosis and pregnancy, beginning with the production of
an informative Thrombosis and Pregnancy fact sheet. Through the promotion
and distribution of its pregnancy fact sheet, Lifeblood: The Thrombosis
Charity hopes to make pregnant women and health professionals more aware
of risk factors for thrombosis, leading to the investigating of women
with suspected thrombosis, and the appropriate measures being taken concerning
the care of mother and baby.
Click here to download
the thrombosis and pregnancy fact sheet in PDF format.
ENDS
Media contact
Further information from Jacqui Marr on 01406
381017 or email information@thrombosis-charity.org.uk
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