Re: ??????s ABOUT RH FACTOR
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:20:06 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Michele wrote:
>
>Thanks Loni...
>I think you need a shot of rhogam once you have given birth to a rh+
>baby because there is always a chance that your blood and the baby`s
>could mix during delivery, and that could make you rh sensitized and
>cause problems for your next pregnancy. Since it was impossible to know
>if the babies I miscarried were rh+ or rh-, they gave me the rhogam
>regardless after each loss.
>I hope I have this right. Could a doctor or nurse confirm? I don`t want
>to mislead anyone. Thanks.
That is correct. Actually it is possible for baby's blood to get into
the Mother's circulation throughout pregnancy. This is why we give
RhImmune Globulin (Rhogam) to all Rh Neg. women at 28 weeks of
pregnancy.
RDB
>
>At Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Loni wrote:
>>
>>At Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Michele wrote:
>>>
>>>I am O- as well. My husband is A+. This is my third pregnancy. I lost
>>>the first two and after each loss I required a shot of Rhogam. I`ve
>>>read that the Rh factor does not affect your first pregnancy, but you do
>>>require a shot after giving birth or miscarrying. Each time you are
>>>pregnant after your first pregnancy, you need a shot of Rhogam sometime
>>>in your 2nd trimester and shortly after you give birth. Of course, I'm
>>>not a doctor. Just giving the info. I`ve read so far.
>>> I'm O- too. I'm 31 weeks into my first pregnancy and at 28 weeks, I had to receive a shot of Rhogam. My doctor told me that if the baby I'm carrying happened to have positive blood (like her father) that my body would see her blood as a disease and would try to destroy it. My doctor also told me that if the baby happens to have positive blood after she's born, I'll have to have another shot of Rhogam but I'm not sure why that is. I'm not a doctor either but that's how it was explained to me. I'm sorry to hear about Michele's loss.
>>>At Wed, 19 Jul 2000, SONJA wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I am O negative and have been reading messages from women who are either
>>>>Rh sensitized or their babies are suffering with complications after
>>>>they're born. Could someone please explain the possible implications of
>>>>having a negative blood type. I did not nor did my daughter, who is
>>>>(+), experience any complications after her birth five years ago. I am
>>>>certainly not looking for any problems but would like to be more
>>>>informed since I am pregnant again.
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R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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