Topic Overview

Rh Incompatibility

Rh incompatibility happens during pregnancy if mom's blood is Rh-negative and the baby's is Rh-positive. Learn about screening and treatment.

Maternal Child HealthCardiovascularReproductiveHematologic

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Definition

Rh incompatibility happens during pregnancy if mom's blood is Rh-negative and the baby's is Rh-positive. Learn about screening and treatment.

Concept record

Canonical title: Rh Incompatibility
Alphabetical key: R
Category: Maternal Child Health
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: None recorded for this concept yet.
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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