Hemolytic disease of the newborn

You can support the work of campbellteaching, at no cost whatsoever to yourself, if you use the link below as your bookmark to access Amazon. Thank you. If in the US use this link If in the UK use this link This problem arises as a result of the genetic transmission of Rhesus factor from parents to children. When a mother is Rh negative and the father is Rh positive there is a chance the baby will be Rhesus positive. There will be a 50% or a 100% chance of a baby being Rhesus positive depending on the genetic makeup of the father. In Rh incompatibility the mother will develop Rh antibodies if there is blood to blood contact with her Rh positive baby. Mixing of maternal and baby blood may occur during birth. The rhesus factor in the baby’s blood will act as an antigen in the circulation of the mother, causing her to produce Rh factor antibodies. This does not usually affect the baby during the first pregnancy, however during subsequent pregnancies she will already pos