Re: [ozmidwifery] rhesus neg mother

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Hi all, When I learned about rh isoimmunisation etc many years ago I asked about this because my mother is neg, father is pos and all 6 of us are pos, born prior to anti-D (my mother had it after the last child!) with no difficulty, not even physiological jaundice.    IIRC the incidence of isoimmunisation was only 10% of neg mothers with pos infants but the consequences are so horrific as anyone who's seen a hydropic baby will know, when anti-D was available it was welcomed with open arms. I have no references for this, only mu possibly faulty memory.   Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Murphy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] rhesus neg mother Hi Terry,  That is amazing, but I do know that some Jehova Witness members who have had a similar experience with no harm to their subsequent positive babies.  Puzzling eh?  Cheers, MM   Hi Kristen, Some hope, I have had an Rh neg women have 4 pregnancies her babies were positive, she declined Anti D for her own reasons, and went on to have normal healthy pregnancies and births without problems. Terry Stockdale ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristin Beckedahl To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:09 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] rhesus neg mother Dear List,   I have a 33year woman, with a repro history - 4 x TOP, and recently (3-4 weeks) a miscarrige at 12 weeks ( fetus didnt develop much past 7-9 weeks?)  She is O -ve blood group and all TOP were followed with Anti-D.  However following the recently complete miscarriage, she was not given Anti-D.  It seems the doctor 'forgot', 'didnt realise' or was incompetent..?!? No D & C was performed.   She is concerned now her future pregnancy will be affected.  Her partner is + ve grp. What does she need to do to confirm whether her subsequent preg are at risk? How risky is this for her and babe? During TOP or miscarriages does much of the fetus blood pass into the mothers circulation?   Thanks for your help!, Kristin Hot chart ringtones and polyphonics. Click here. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or unsubscribe.