Rh negative maternal blood indicates:
A- An incompatibility in the blood between the mother and fetus.
B- That antibodies in the mother’s blood are attacking her baby’s blood.
C- The mother will require a blood transfusion at the time of delivery.
D- The mother does not have a specific marker on her red blood cells.
Correct Response: D
The mother’s red blood cells lacking a specific marker indicate that she is Rh negative. However, incompatibility only occurs if the baby is Rh positive and the mother is Rh negative. This is typically not a problem with a first pregnancy, but in a subsequent pregnancy, the incompatibility can cause the antibodies created during the first pregnancy to attack the new fetus’ red blood cells. A blood transfusion would have no effect on this problem.
A- An incompatibility in the blood between the mother and fetus.
B- That antibodies in the mother’s blood are attacking her baby’s blood.
C- The mother will require a blood transfusion at the time of delivery.
D- The mother does not have a specific marker on her red blood cells.
Correct Response: D
The mother’s red blood cells lacking a specific marker indicate that she is Rh negative. However, incompatibility only occurs if the baby is Rh positive and the mother is Rh negative. This is typically not a problem with a first pregnancy, but in a subsequent pregnancy, the incompatibility can cause the antibodies created during the first pregnancy to attack the new fetus’ red blood cells. A blood transfusion would have no effect on this problem.
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