If a woman with blood type A-positive.........?

Question

If a woman with blood type A-positive has a child by a man whose blood type is A-negative

A) hemolytic disease will occur in the second child to be conceived

B) the child will not suffer from hemolytic disease nor will a future child

C) the woman will develop Rh antibodies at the conclusion of the pregnancy

D) the child will have type B blood

Answer 1

B - no problems for the kids of an Rh positive mother. If the child is Rh negative, the mother does not mount any defense against it. If the child is Rh positive, that's not going to be a problem either.

These problems arise when the mother is Rh negative and the child is positive.

Answer 2

Answer is B. Hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs when an Rh negative mother has and exposure to rh positive blood - either via transfusion or during pregnancy. The Rh negative woman and then be sensitized and produce an IgG form of Anti-D which can cross the placenta and cause HDN.

Answer 3

C