or who have been alloimmunized by exposure to RhD-positive RBCs during a pregnancy. RhIG is a sterile solution that contains immunoglobulin G anti-D antibodies. It is tested for hepatitis C ...

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Children born to anti-Ro antibody-positive mothers do not exhibit a greater prevalence of allergic, neurodevelopmental, or autoimmune conditions.

Sensitizing event If the baby’s blood enters the mother’s bloodstream during pregnancy or birth; the mother produces antibodies known as anti-D antibodies against the rhesus positive cells in ...

is a condition where antibodies develop in a pregnant woman’s blood and subsequently destroy the blood cells of the baby she is carrying. All women with a RhD negative blood reading during their ...

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Passive anti-D immune globulin administered to prevent anti-D antibody formation in RhD-negative women who carry and are exposed to RhD-positive fetal RBCs; once called Rh "sensitization," this is ...