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If a child is born with low platelets, what treatments are used to maintain a safe platelet count?

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If a child is born with low platelets, what treatments are used to maintain a safe platelet count?

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The most frequently used treatment to increase the platelet count in the newborn is IVIG. Corticosteroids are also used and more recently WinRho SDF in a small number of cases. If a newborn is thrombocytopenic and has a low Apgar (a test administered to all infants at birth to evaluate: activity, pulse, grimace, appearance, and respiration) or any indication of a neurologic event, other tests would be performed.