| Re: Baby's Blood Type?
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Rh sensitization
If a pregnant woman with Rh-negative blood has a fetus with Rh-positive blood, Rh sensitization is a risk. This occurs when the fetus's blood mixes with the mother's blood during pregnancy or delivery, causing the mother's immune system to produce antibodies against the fetus's red blood cells. This antibody response is called Rh sensitization and, depending on when it occurs, can destroy the fetus's red blood cells. Once sensitization occurs, the fetus can develop mild to severe problems (called Rh disease, hemolytic disease of the newborn, or erythroblastosis fetalis). If untreated, complications from sensitization can, in rare cases, lead to the death of an Rh-positive fetus.
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