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RH conflict: what happens if the mother is RH negative and the father is RH positive

13 Mar 2023 | What is RH Disease?

RH conflict: what happens if the mother is RH negative and the father is RH positive

Are there incompatible blood groups in pregnancy? If so, what may the fetus risk? And what is Rh factor? What happens if I am pregnant and find out that I am Rh negative while the father of the unborn child is Rh positive? There are still many questions and, above all, fears, doubts and ‘hearsay’ […]

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HDFN Therapeutic treatment

20 Nov 2019 | What is RH Disease?

HDFN Therapeutic treatment

Intrauterine transfusions: In the presence of severe fetal anemia, valuated measuring the peak velocity of the systolic blood flow of the median cerebral artery, if the fetus did not reach a reasonable gestational age to born and if the hematocrit is &

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Rh disease, explained

19 Nov 2019 | What is RH Disease?

Rh disease, explained

Rh disease consists in a woman with Rh Negative blood has a child with Rh Positive blood. This can happen (about 75% of the time) if the father is Rh Positive.

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Blood type!

02 Nov 2019 | Know your blood type!

Blood type!

Blood type changes for each one. We are familiar with the designations: A, B, O, for example. You will also see a plus

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Rh antigens, Rhesus Factor

20 Sep 2019 | Know your blood type!

Rh antigens, Rhesus Factor

Rh antigens are explicitly expressed on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs) in humans and higher primates.

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Mechanism of Rh immunization

28 Jul 2018 | What is RH Disease?

Mechanism of Rh immunization

Immunization to the D antigen requires exposure of an Rh-negative individual to Rh-positive RBCs.

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Incidence of Rh Immunization

28 Jul 2018 | What is RH Disease?

Incidence of Rh Immunization

Without intervention, approximately 8% to 17% of mothers in Rh-incompatible pregnancies become immunized at delivery (postpartum) and another 1% to 2% become immunized during pregnancy (an

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Rh negative BREAKTHROUGH!

28 Jul 2018 | Breakthrough

Rh negative BREAKTHROUGH!

Rh Negative women had a terrifying prospect. One day, a remarkable medical breakthrough in the 1960s resulted in a protective treatment. A simple, effective and inexpensive treatment.This prophylaxis was against Rh sensitization.

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Rhesus disease prevention: 50 years of story

24 Jul 2018 | Breakthrough

Rhesus disease prevention: 50 years of story

Rhesus disease prevention started 50 years ago, in 1968, when anti-D globulin was introduced to prevent the so-called Rhesus disease.

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Anti-D: Birth of the breakthrough

24 Jul 2018 | Breakthrough

Anti-D: Birth of the breakthrough

Before anti-D, until the 1960s, there was no method available to prevent Rh immunization during Rh-incompatible pregnancies. Passive antibody immunosuppression is an immunologic phenomenon.

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HDFN Epidemiology

23 Jul 2018 | What is RH Disease?

HDFN Epidemiology

The spectrum of HDFN disease has positively changed in the last decade with the implementation of Rhesus D immunoprophylaxis.

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HDFN Diagnosis

22 Jul 2018 | What is RH Disease?

HDFN Diagnosis

Any woman, even before pregnancy, should carry out the determination of the blood type and should know if it’s Rh negative or Rh positive.

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HDFN Clinical aspects

21 Jul 2018 | What is RH Disease?

HDFN Clinical aspects

At birth, the clinical picture of HDFN pathology is variable in relation to the severity of the disease.

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FIGO: Interview Prof VISSER 11nov2017

Prof. Visser

25 Jun 2018 | RH Disease Stories

FIGO: Interview Prof VISSER 11nov2017

FIGO is a world organization of obstetrics and gynecology representing 40 countries, it has different subcommittees and at this moment…

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