I am assuming that a FCAD was done after the birth and if the presence of passively aquired antibodies was positive then it could be assumed that no further anti-D was required.
How was this determined andrea? marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "JoFromOz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:22 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: > Andrea Quanchi wrote: > > > I had one case recently where pathology decided that there was enough > > remaining that anti D was not required after birth even though she had > > an rh +ve baby. > > That could be true, but who knows exactly how much (if any) rh+ blood > got into mum's blood stream. Surely they can't be sure there are enough > anti D antibodies to counteract the possible amount of foetal blood > crossing? I would have thought there'd be a limit on how much of the > rh+ blood could be combated by a certain number of antibodies. > > ? > > Jo > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
