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Alternate Name(s): Rh-induced hemolytic disease of the newborn; Hydrops fetalis ...... Rh incompatibility is a condition which develops when a pregnant woman has an Rh-negative blood type and the fetus she carries has Rh-positive blood type.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001600.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001600.htm#Definition
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Rh incompatibility usually isn't a problem if it's the mother's first pregnancy because, unless there's some sort of abnormality, the fetus's blood does not normally enter the mother's circulatory system during the course of the pregnancy.
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kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/rh.ht...
kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/rh.html
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Overview: The Rh factor (ie, Rhesus factor) is a red blood cell surface antigen that was named after the monkeys in which it was first discovered. Rh incompatibility, also known as Rh disease, is a condition that ... ... Rh incompatibility can occur by 2 main mechanisms.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/797150-overview
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Rh incompatibility - Overview, Rh incompatibility is a condition that develops when a pregnant woman has Rh-negative blood and the baby in her womb has Rh-positive blood. ... The jaundice of Rh incompatibility, measured by the level of bilirubin in the infant's bloodstream, may range from mild to dangerously high levels...
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www.umm.edu/ency/article/001600.htm
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Rh type mother-fetus incompatibility occurs only when an Rh+ man fathers a child with an Rh- mother. Since an Rh+ father can have either a DD or Dd genotype, there are 2 mating combinations possible:
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anthro.palomar.edu/blood/Rh_system.htm
anthro.palomar.edu/blood/Rh_system.htm
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Rh incompatibility is a condition that occurs when a woman has Rh-negative blood type and her unborn child or newborn has Rh-positive blood. This incompatible blood reaction may cause problems in a newborn as well as life-threatening problems for future pregnancies.
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health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?artic...
health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=2093
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Dr. Greene talks about how to determine and manage Rh incompatibility. ... A terrible condition called hydrops fetalis can be the result of that war. Rh incompatibility produces a wide variety of outcomes. Sometimes only mild anemia and perhaps a little jaundice are the only signs there has been a conflict.
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