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Rh negative

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Rh negative [¦är¦āch ′neg·əd·iv]
(medicine)
Absence of the Rh-D antigen on the surface of red blood cells.


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Women who are RH negative need to have additional screening done later in the pregnancy.
Primary Testing Quite a lot of blood work is performed initially for various reasons including whether you are Rh negative or positive, your immunity to viruses such as rubella, and whether you have a more serious condition such as hepatitis B, or HIV.
During routine blood tests, doctors informed her of her rare blood group O Rh Negative, which Rita shares with just seven per cent of the population.
 
 
 
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