Turkey: For First Time Underwent Surgery With “golden Blood” To Save Mother And Child

The Turkish red crescent delivered three units of the rarest blood group RH NULL, known as “Golden Blood”, for a resident of Gaziantep Naifa Soil. Thanks to this operation, the woman gave birth safely and was able to take the child in her arms.

rh null is found only in one person out of six million. In the seventh month of pregnancy, Soyil revealed blood incompatibility, and ordinary donors did not fit. After clarifying the diagnosis in Turkey and the United States, it was confirmed that the woman had an extremely rare blood type.

two frozen units of blood and one from a living donor were delivered in a cold circuit. Since after defrosting the components retain the properties of only 72 hours, the operation became a race over time.

“We conducted a similar process for the first time in Turkey. This operation shows how important donation and international cooperation are important,” said the representative of the red crescent of the Red Maintenance.

Soylu herself found out about the existence of “Golden Blood” only during the existence pregnancy. “I was afraid that I could not see my child. But hope has returned from Spain. Now I understand how valuable every drop of blood is,” she said.