Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Rainbow Team Ensures Safe Delivery Despite Rare Clotting Disorder
A hospital in Hyderabad called Rainbow Children's Hospital helps moms and their babies stay safe.
A mom who was going to have a baby had a very rare illness called Factor V deficiency.
That illness makes it hard for blood to form clots, which help stop bleeding.
Because of that, doctors worried she could bleed a lot after giving birth.
The illness cannot be cured, and she has had it since she was a child.
A team of doctors and health experts worked together to help her.
They gave her a special treatment called cryoprecipitate that helps blood clot.
When she had her baby, the baby was delivered safely.
The mother stayed healthy and stable too.
Working as a team helped solve a very tricky medical problem.
Birth Right by Rainbow Children's Hospital in Hyderabad managed a rare Factor V deficiency in a 39-week pregnant woman on August 11.
The woman, referred from a rural facility, had been diagnosed with the incurable clotting disorder in childhood.
The condition posed a severe risk of postpartum haemorrhage during delivery.
Senior Consultant Obstetrician Himabindu Annamraju led a multidisciplinary team including a clinical haematologist, transfusion consultant, and specialised anaesthetist.
Coordinated cryoprecipitate transfusions enabled a safe delivery, with the baby born safely and the mother remaining stable.
- Who
- A 39-week pregnant woman with rare Factor V deficiency, cared for by Senior Consultant Obstetrician Himabindu Annamraju and a multidisciplinary team at Rainbow Children's Hospital.
- What
- Successful management of a high-risk delivery using coordinated cryoprecipitate transfusions to prevent postpartum haemorrhage.
- When
- August 11.
- Where
- Birth Right by Rainbow Children's Hospital, Financial District, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To safely deliver the baby while preventing severe bleeding caused by the mother's incurable clotting disorder.
- Condition
- Factor V deficiency (rare, incurable clotting disorder)
- Patient
- 39-week pregnant woman referred from a rural facility
- Date
- August 11
- Location
- Birth Right by Rainbow Children's Hospital, Financial District, Hyderabad
- Lead doctor
- Senior Consultant Obstetrician Himabindu Annamraju
- Care team
- Clinical haematologist, transfusion consultant, specialised anaesthetist
- Treatment
- Coordinated cryoprecipitate transfusions during delivery
- Outcome
- Baby delivered safely; mother remained stable