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Rh incompatibility |
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Rh incompatibility [¦är¦āch ‚in·kəm‚pad·ə′bil·əd·ē] (medicine) A condition in which red blood cells of the fetus become coated with immunoglobulin G antibody (Rh antibody) of maternal origin which is directed against Rh-D antigen of paternal origin that is present on fetal cells. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As an article in Collier's entitled "Born to Order" explained, artificial insemination would not just be employed by "free-thinking, scientific-minded intellectuals" but by "conservative, solid citizens" and for medical reasons, such as Rh incompatibility. Significantly high correlations have been found between ECC and pregnancy complications, traumatic birth, cesarean sections, maternal diabetes, kidney disease, and viral or bacterial infection; for the neonate, risk factors seem to be premature birth, Rh incompatibility, allergies, gastroenteritis, malnutrition, infectious diseases, and chronic diarrhea. Though she loves her godson whose blindness is caused by a genetic condition, she and her husband decided not to have any more children after a son was born with Rh incompatibility. |
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