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What Is Rh Incompatibility? (866 words) |
 | Rh antibodies are harmless until the mother's second or later pregnancies. |
| Today, when a woman with the potential to develop Rh incompatibility is pregnant, doctors administer a series of two Rh immune-globulin shots during her first pregnancy. |
| Although Rh incompatibility rarely causes complications in a first pregnancy and does not affect the health of the mother, if Rh antibodies develop, they can be potentially dangerous during subsequent pregnancies. |
| Rh Disease and Pregnancy (3630 words) |
| If you are an Rh negative woman and you are carrying an Rh positive child during your first pregnancy, the chance of becoming sensitized and causing a problem for the baby is small. |
| Rh disease is one of those rare opportunities to really make a difference for many mothers and their babies. |
| Rh immunoglobulin is an antibody derived from human blood products, which is injected into one of your muscles, usually an arm or buttock. |
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