Rh incompatibility
Rh Incompatibility
If you do not have the rhesus (RH) protein on the surface of your blood cells you are called Rh-negative. If Rh-positive blood cells get into your Rh-negative bloodstream, your body will see this as an enemy invasion. Read "Determining and Managing Rh Incompatibility" to learn more.
Determining and Managing Rh Incompatibility
Not only are blood types different but some types of blood are incompatible with some others. The white blood cells in some types will perceive other types as enemies, attacking and destroying.
Rh Incompatibility and Why You Need RhoGAM
In cases of Rh incompatibility, a baby's red blood cells have a substance called the Rh D factor, and the mother's blood cells do not. In medical terms, the baby is Rh positive and you are Rh negative. If some of the baby's red blood cells leak into your system, your body may produce antibodies to the Rh D factor. These antibodies can affect your unborn baby or the next Rh-positive baby you have.
Determining and Managing Rh Incompatibility
Not only are blood types different but some types of blood are incompatible with some others. The white blood cells in some types will perceive other types as enemies, attacking and destroying.
Rh Incompatibility and Why You Need RhoGAM
In cases of Rh incompatibility, a baby's red blood cells have a substance called the Rh D factor, and the mother's blood cells do not. In medical terms, the baby is Rh positive and you are Rh negative. If some of the baby's red blood cells leak into your system, your body may produce antibodies to the Rh D factor. These antibodies can affect your unborn baby or the next Rh-positive baby you have.
Rh Incompatibility
If you do not have the rhesus (RH) protein on the surface of your blood cells you are called Rh-negative. If Rh-positive blood cells get into your Rh-negative bloodstream, your body will see this as an enemy invasion. Read "Determining and Managing Rh Incompatibility" to learn more.
