The Allo Podcast Allo Hope Foundation

Welcome back to Season 2 of The Allo Podcast. Bethany and Molly return and begin the season with Brittany Pineda, an incredible mother whose antibodies were missed in her first two alloimmunized pregnancies. After suffering the loss of her son Kristian, she shares a story of hope as she stops at nothing to get the care she needed even with extremely aggressive disease.

In this episode, Bethany and Molly focus on obstetricians and other medical professionals who play the critical role of diagnosis and initial treatment planning for alloimmunized patients.

Navigating the American medical system is not new to a clinician like Katie, but experiencing it as a rare disease patient is a different story entirely.

Molly and Bethany discuss options available to Allo moms and families, and Bethany shares her own past experiences considering each option and even attempting adoption.

Amber already had a difficult and rare blood disorder (TTP) but treatment for her unknown disease resulted in her developing antibodies, resulting in alloimmunization in her first pregnancy.

Dr. Kara Markham, (M.D. University of Cincinnati Medical Center)  a maternal fetal medicine specialist and expert in the pregnancy management of alloimmunization and HDFN, answers questions from The Allo Podcast listeners.