Rh incompatibility

Rh incompatibility - series

Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh negative and her fetus' blood type is Rh positive.

Rh incompatibility - series

Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh negative and her fetus' blood type is Rh positive.

Rh incompatibility - series

Part 2

If some of the fetus' blood passes into the mother's blood stream, her body will produce antibodies in response.

Rh incompatibility - series

Part 2

If some of the fetus' blood passes into the mother's blood stream, her body will produce antibodies in response.

Rh incompatibility - series

Part 3

These antibodies could pass back through the placenta and harm the fetus' red blood cells, causing mild to serious anemia in the fetus.

Rh incompatibility - series

Part 3

These antibodies could pass back through the placenta and harm the fetus' red blood cells, causing mild to serious anemia in the fetus.

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Review Date: 1/24/2023

Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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