Rhesus factor incompatibility, commonly referred to as Rh incompatibility, is a condition that can occur during pregnancy when the blood types of a pregnant woman and her baby or fetus do not match.

The Rh or 'Rhesus' factor, an inherited protein, is found on the surface of the cell membranes of red blood cells. If your blood contains the protein, you are Rh-positive, if it does not, you are ...

Rh factor incompatibility is the most common cause of HDFN. If the baby is Rh-positive, there can be problems if even a tiny amount of the baby's red blood cells cross the placenta to the mother.

If an Rh-negative woman expects the baby of an Rh-negative father, the baby has a 100 percent chance of being Rh-negative, and all will be well. However, if the baby's mother is Rh-negative and the ...

The Rhesus, or Rh factor is a substance found on the surface of red blood cells. If your blood contains Rh0 (D) molecules, you are considered to be Rh-positive, otherwise as Rh-negative if it is ...

The Rh factor is not such a problem these days. RhoGAM is a shot given to Rh negative mothers who have an Rh positive baby to prevent them from making antibodies that could harm future children.

About 85 percent of whites, 92 percent of blacks and 98 percent of Asians and Native Americans have the Rh factor on their red blood cells. They are said to be Rh positive.

In this context, to prevent the production of soldiers (in form of antibodies) in a Rh-negative woman impregnated by a man with the opposite rhesus factor and thereby preventing the unwanted from ...