Summary:
- There are four main blood groups: A, B, AB, and O.
- Each of the blood group can be either rhesus -ve or +ve. This is determined by the presence or absence of the rhesus antigen on the surface of the red blood cell.
- When a rhesus -ve woman marries a rhesus +ve man that is where we have a problem. The first child is usually not attacked and the mother is just “sensitized” this sensitization can also occur after a miscarriage, abortion or after the first baby.
Problem arises after this “sensitization” has taken place as in subsequent pregnancies, the mother’s antibodies promptly attack the baby and destroy the baby’s blood cells resulting in hemolytic anemia, jaundice and may result in the death of the baby if the situation is not--handled promptly and properly. - Rhesus disease does not harm the mother.
- If detected on time it is treatable and the baby can be saved.
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