Blood Group Incompatibility

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Title:   Blood groups - Rhesus factor
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The Rhesus factor is a protein that is either present or absent on the surface of a person's red blood cells. Rhesus disease' can occur if there is Rhesus incompatibility between a mother and her unborn child. Rhesus disease is now uncommon in developed countries, due to routine anti-D' vaccination of the mother after the birth of her first child.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Blood transfusion
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A blood transfusion is the transfer of blood from one person to another. The donated blood must match the recipient's blood type, or complications will occur. Generally, both receiving and donating blood are safe medical procedures.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Rhesus-negative blood and pregnancy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   If you have rhesus negative blood, your fetus may be at risk for health problems. This is true only if the fetus has Rh positive blood. A simple test followed by treatment can help prevent problems.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Rhesus factor and pregnancy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Women with rhesus negative blood face possible problems during pregnancy.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Blood transfusions
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learn more about transfusions and their safeguards.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Guidelines on the prophylactic use of Rh D immunoglobulin (anti-D) in obstetrics
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   This document, produced by the National Blood Authority and approved by the National Health and Medical Research Council, updates previous guidelines on the use of Rh D immunoglobulin (anti-D) released in 1999. It aims to inform clinicians, other health professionals and policy makers about the revised recommendations for use of anti-D in Australia.
Date:   Jan 2003
Title:   Rhesus
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The rhesus blood factor is significant in pregnant women, as the production of Rh antibodies against newborns could cause serious problems.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Blood typing
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Classifying blood types is particularly important when it comes to blood transfusions.
Date:   May 2001
Title:   Wanted: Rh negative donors with anti-D antibodies
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Rhesus (Rh) D immunoglobulin is given to Rh negative women who have certain antenatal indications or give birth to an Rh positive baby. This prevents the development of maternal antibodies which could cause haemolytic disease of the newborn in future pregnancies. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS) collects high titre anti-D plasma from donors to produce Rh D immunoglobulin. The supply is insufficient to meet all the indications and revised guidelines restricting the use of Rh D immunoglobulin have recently been released.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Comment for consumers. Wanted: Rh negative donors with anti-D antibodies
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   If a woman with a Rhesus negative blood group has a Rhesus positive baby she may make antibodies against the baby's blood. To protect their babies, women who have a Rhesus negative blood group can have an injection immediately after childbirth or a miscarriage to stop them making the antibodies.
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Anti-D administration in pregnancy for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women whose blood group is Rh-negative sometimes form Rh-antibodies when carrying a Rh-positive baby. This is more likely during birth, but occasionally happens in late pregnancy. It can cause anaemia, and sometimes death, for a Rh-positive baby in a su...
Date:   Jan 1999
Title:   Anti-D administration after childbirth for preventing Rhesus alloimmunisation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Mothers and babies may have incompatible blood characteristics (such as Rhesus positive babies and Rhesus negative mothers). After the birth of a Rhesus positive infant, Rhesus negative women are given an injection of anti-D, which aims to prevent the w...
Date:   Feb 1997
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