What Is Rhesus Incompatibility?

Rh incompatibility occurs when a woman who is Rh-negative becomes pregnant with a baby with Rh-positive blood. With Rh incompatibility, the woman's immune system reacts and creates Rh antibodies. These antibodies help drive an immune system attack against the baby, which the mother's body views as a foreign object.

What are the signs and symptoms of Rh incompatibility?

What are the symptoms of Rh incompatibility?
  • jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes.
  • lethargy.
  • low muscle tone.

What causes Rh incompatibility?

The most common cause of Rh incompatibility is exposure from an Rh-negative mother by Rh-positive fetal blood during pregnancy or delivery.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

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