Rh Isoimmunization (Erthroblastosis Fetalis) occurs when there is an incompatibility between an infant's blood type and that of its mother, ...
Isoimmunization: Development of antibodies directed at the red blood cells of the baby in utero. This happens when an Rh negative woman gives birth to an Rh positive baby.
Isoimmunization: Development of specific antibody directed at the red blood cells of another individual, such as a baby in utero. Often occurs when an Ph-negative woman carries an Ph-positive baby or is given Rh-positive blood.
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Rh-isoimmunization: When Rh -factor antibodies cross the placenta and affect the red blood cells of the fetus, causing anemia and other problems.
Increasing the noninvasive management of rhesus isoimmunization.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 101(3): 281-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
Maternal mortality and unsafe abortion.
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol, 22(3): 533-48. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
The mother was a 22-year-old, gravida 3, para 2, aborta 0 with an intrauterine pregnancy at 31 3/7 weeks' gestation with known Rh isoimmunization.
ABO Incompatibility - The potential for isoimmunization occuring in approximately 5% of pregnancies when the mother's blood group is type O, with anti-A and anti-B, while the fetus's blood group is A, B or AB.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1996). Management of isoimmunization in pregnancy. ACOG Educational Bulletin No. 227, pp. 1-7. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Cordocentesis looks for fetal malformations; chromosomal irregularities, such as: Down's Syndrome; blood disorders; fetal anemia, isoimmunization; and infections, such as toxoplasmosis.
Benefits of Cordocentesis ...
There is a small risk that an amniocentesis could cause a miscarriage (less than 1%, or approximately 1 in 200 to 1 in 400). Injury to the baby or mother, infection, or Rh isoimmunization are other potential complications, but are extremely rare.
to have a procedure known as a dilation and curettage (D and C) to empty the uterus and stop the bleeding. Women who have Rh-negative blood will be given an injection of immunoglobulin (RhoGAM) after miscarriage to help prevent isoimmunization ...
 See also: Pregnancy, Gestation, Infection, Miscarriage, Fetus
  
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