Rh incompatibility
Topic: Maternity
An Rh-negative mother exposed to the blood of an Rh-positive fetus can make anti-D antibodies that, in later pregnancies, destroy fetal red cells and cause hemolytic disease. Unsensitized Rh-negative women receive anti-D immune globulin at about 28 weeks and within 72 hours of giving birth to an Rh-positive baby, and after a miscarriage, abortion or bleeding episode. Check the maternal blood type and antibody screen.
- Also known as:
- Rh alloimmunization, Rh isoimmunization
- In Turkish:
- Rh uyuşmazlığı
What does Rh incompatibility mean?
Rh incompatibility is part of the Maternity topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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