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Should An Injection Be Taken For The 2nd Child If The Woman Has B -ve Blood Group ?
What Type of Complication with a woman or second child if a woman has B Blood group Sir , I M O+ & my wife is B- , We have a 3+ old baby boy . & my wife is 8th month pregnant . The Doctor says if a woman has B- then she has to take a injection after a 1st child unless there will be some prob with second child . But the doctor at the time of 1st pregnancy hasn t give any that type of injection .... cCould you pls guide me what type of complication can be held with my wife or baby ... & what we can do now . Regards jatinder Singh 9313045639
Tue, 31 Jan 2012
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This is a situation of Rh incompatibility. Ideally, the mother should have been given Anti-D Immunoglobulin injection within 72 hours of the first delivery. Rh incompatiblity can cause anything from mild anemia to severe jaundice or still birth (erythroblastosis fetalis). However, as Anti-D Immunoglobulin had not been given, all you can do now is have an obstetric scan done, to confirm the well being of the fetus and anticipate anemia or jaundice of the newborn.
This is a situation of Rh incompatibility. Ideally, the mother should have been given Anti-D Immunoglobulin injection within 72 hours of the first delivery. Rh incompatiblity can cause anything from mild anemia to severe jaundice or still birth (erythroblastosis fetalis). However, as Anti-D Immunoglobulin had not been given, all you can do now is have an obstetric scan done, to confirm the well being of the fetus and anticipate anemia or jaundice of the newborn.
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