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Both parents must have had one gene for
each Rh typing and passed on their recessive gene so that bub got two
copies of positive and therefore was positive????
Regards
Fiona Rumble
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:45
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Rh
anti-D
At the risk of sounding stupid, I remember a couple who were
both Rh-ve and
yet their baby was Rh+ve.
Now was this a case of 'Father
unknown' or a mistake, or is it possible for
this to happen?
Both
partners seemed quite sure that the parentage could not be is question
by
the way!
I'm also Rh-ve and have had 3 bubs, one of whom
was
-ve. I had several risky episodes during the course of these
pregnancies:-
small APH, attempted ECV (failed), Chorionic villus testing,
Elective C/S
(no 1), 2 VBAC's, and a retained placenta with
MRP(3rd). As I am a blood
donor (or used to be) I know that I never
developed antibodies, although I
did have anti-D at the appropriate times
following potential risks - except
for the APH and ECV
attempt.
Quite apart from the moral rights and wrongs of giving anti-D
during
pregnancy, it causes us no end of headaches in our busy ante-natal
clinics.
We are not allowed to keep a stock as it is 'too precious' to
place into the
hands of midwives ( who might presumably throw it away or
sell it on the
black market??) So we have to go through a
complicated ordering process
which takes time away from our clients, and
increases our work load - I hate
it!
As to the seemingly generous
supply of Rhogam - where does this come from?
While it was less available
we were only giving the 28 & 34 week doses to
primips, now apparently
there is enough for multips too.
Sue
"The only thing necessary for the
triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing"
Edmund Burke
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Original Message -----
From: "Naomi Wilkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
<[email protected]>
Sent:
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Rh
anti-D
>I had this experience! I am Rh neg and so is my
hubby. I was told I would
>still need to have anti-D during
pregnancy. Although the doctor never
>stated that my husband may
not have been the father of my child, that's
>what was implied. I
refused and thankfully was saved from any further
>harassment as I had
my beautiful baby at home.
>
>
Naomi
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>Funnily
enough, we are not allowed to test the partners of Rh neg women to
>>see if they are negative too, thus ruling out the necessity for
giving
>>Anti-D, because apparently we can't trust women to be
truthful about the
>>father of their
baby!!
>>
>>Sally
>>
>>
>
>
>
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