Rhesus incompatibility occurs when a woman with Rh-negative blood is carrying an Rh-positive baby. In this situation, the mother’s immune system may recognise the baby’s Rh-po ...

About 5 to 7 per cent of Indians have Rh-negative blood, far lower than the 15 per cent seen in Western populations. The blood type itself causes no health problem. For a woman planning a pregnancy, ...

You are probably aware of the two main blood group systems: the AB system and the rhesus system. Under the AB system, there are four main blood types A, B, AB and O. And each of these four types can ...

A special immune treatment may not be necessary until after the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a new Penn State and University of Pennsylvania study. The researchers said their results ...

Every year, some 10,000 ailing babies are born in the U.S. to parents with hostile blood types caused by the mysterious Rh factor.† Even with the most modern treatment, the best that doctors could ...

The mysterious Rh factor-in human blood had disturbed the serenity of many a mother-to-be. For if a wife’s blood were Rh negative and a husband’s Rh positive, their child might be stillborn, or born ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Few participants undergoing first trimester abortion had elevated fetal red blood cell counts. Not administering ...