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How Does The Blood Group Of The Mother Affect The Fetus During Pregnancy?
Hey my question is that my child father saying that he have big A and little e blood type and he saying that my baby might need a blood transfusion cause my child might be allergic to my blood is that true cause this my first child and he got me kind of worrying
Fri, 4 May 2018
Hello,
1. This is a frequent condition which can arise during first pregnancy and is called 'Erythroblastosis foetalis' and can result due to a mismatch between blood group of mother and first child chiefly because of Rh incompatibility.
2. Rh incompatibility occurs when the Rh-negative mother is impregnated by Rh positive father, resulting in an Rh-positive baby, as such baby Rh antigens will be perceived as foreign invaders and the mother's blood will attack the baby as a protective mechanism, ultimately harming the baby.
Rh incompatibility is of not much concern with the first baby, as the mother's body will develop antibodies against the Rh factor, and if again during a second pregnancy an Rh-positive baby is born, they will attack the baby resulting in severe hemolysis.
3. Hemolytic disease of the newborn can also be due to ABO incompatibility [which your husband is saying], which occurs when mother's blood is not compatible with the baby, however, this condition is considered less harmful/threatening to the baby
4, To diagnose both conditions, simple blood test [for Rh incompatibility] and Coomb's test [for ABO incompatibility] can be performed.
If you are diagnosed with Rh incompatibility, you will be given a shot of Rh Immunoglobulin [around 28 weeks of pregnancy] and administered again after 72 hours [after birth].
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood
1. This is a frequent condition which can arise during first pregnancy and is called 'Erythroblastosis foetalis' and can result due to a mismatch between blood group of mother and first child chiefly because of Rh incompatibility.
2. Rh incompatibility occurs when the Rh-negative mother is impregnated by Rh positive father, resulting in an Rh-positive baby, as such baby Rh antigens will be perceived as foreign invaders and the mother's blood will attack the baby as a protective mechanism, ultimately harming the baby.
Rh incompatibility is of not much concern with the first baby, as the mother's body will develop antibodies against the Rh factor, and if again during a second pregnancy an Rh-positive baby is born, they will attack the baby resulting in severe hemolysis.
3. Hemolytic disease of the newborn can also be due to ABO incompatibility [which your husband is saying], which occurs when mother's blood is not compatible with the baby, however, this condition is considered less harmful/threatening to the baby
4, To diagnose both conditions, simple blood test [for Rh incompatibility] and Coomb's test [for ABO incompatibility] can be performed.
If you are diagnosed with Rh incompatibility, you will be given a shot of Rh Immunoglobulin [around 28 weeks of pregnancy] and administered again after 72 hours [after birth].
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Munish Sood
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