2007-01-26 00:08:41 · 2 answers · asked by paul s 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No, not complicated at all. I posted a response to this before so here it is again:
Years ago, when rh negative women often had one healthy child then suffered multiple miscarriages and stillbirths and no one knew why. Now we've figure out that rh negative women carrying rh positive babies are sensitized to the fetus' blood when the pregnancy ends - whether it be through miscarriage, abortion or childbirth. If the woman is sensitized, she develops antibodies and further pregnancies are jeopardized.
Nowadays, whenever an rh negative woman gets pregnant, she is given Rhogam when pregnant (unless her partner is PROVEN to also be rh negative). Rhogam is a blood product made from plasma and is carefully matched, crosstyped and checked. Of course receiving Rhogam has the same dangers as receiving any other blood product. If the baby is also rh negative, everything is fine and no further injection is needed.
However if baby is rh positive, a second injection of Rhogam is given within 72 hrs of birth. I don't know about risks to the mother, I give Rhogam all the time and I've never heard of any. But the risk to the fetus if Rhogam is not given is a very good chance of serious illness, miscarriage or death to an rh positive fetus, so I'd say that's a pretty significant risk.
The invention of Rhogam in the 1960's is one of the most significant developments in obstetrical medicine, it saves thousands of babies' lives every year.
Info about the history of Rhogam will help you understand:
http://www.jnj.com/innovations/new_featu...
http://www.rhogam.com/english/patients/a...
2007-01-26 00:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have to ask your doctor about blood types
2007-01-26 08:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by susan q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋