Successful outcome following preterm abruption complicated by pancytopenia secondary to folate deficiency: important learning points

Abstract

Pancytopenia in pregnancy secondary to folate deficiency is rare, but can still occur in the UK despite improved socioeconomic status, food fortification and modern obstetric surveillance. Currently, there is considerable interest in the role of folate-homocysteine metabolism in the etiology of pregnancy disorders, and this case adds to this debate.

• Folic acid deficiency
• Abruptio placentae
• Pancytopenia