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Rh-positive

[ahr-eych poz-i-tiv] / ˈɑrˈeɪtʃ ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv /


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A reaction there indicates you are Rh-positive; if nothing happens, you’re Rh-negative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2020

If the mother has a second Rh-positive child, IgG antibodies against Rh-positive blood mounted during this secondary response cross the placenta and attack the fetal blood, causing anemia.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

However, if she has a second Rh-positive fetus, her body may launch an immune attack that causes hemolytic disease of the newborn.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

The difference had no adverse effect on their first child, an Rh-positive boy born in a Louisville hospital two years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twelve percent of all American marriages pair an Rh-negative woman with an Rh-positive man.

From Time Magazine Archive




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