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Rh incompatibility - series

Part 1:

Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh negative and her fetus' blood type is Rh positive.


Part 1


Part 2:

If some of the fetus' blood passes into the mother's blood stream, her body will produce antibodies in response.


Part 2


Part 3:

These antibodies could pass back through the placenta and harm the fetus' red blood cells, causing mild to serious anemia in the fetus.


Part 3


Review Date: 8/18/2006
Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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