title: Laboratory and blood bank needs of a perinatal center.
abstract: Prenatal and neonatal laboratory diagnostic tests are discussed in terms of purpose, technique, and evaluation of results. The need for quick access to fresh blood products must be appreciated by the blood bank, and the perinatologist must have a thorough understanding of blood products and the need for established procedures to guarantee safe transfusion.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001771:Blood Banks; D001782:Blood Donors; D002951:Citrates; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006493:Heparin; D006748:Hospital Departments; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007753:Laboratories; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D002951:Citrates; D006493:Heparin