Rh-negative

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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

Its components, including antibodies, are the raw material for the production of life-saving medications used every day in emergency rooms and hospitals to treat immune diseases, stop bleeding, and save babies born to Rh-negative mothers.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2020

An Rh-negative female can usually carry an Rh-positive fetus to term without difficulty.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

There, doctors wanted to operate, but they had on hand only six pints of David's uncommon Type O, Rh-negative blood, and expected to need twice as much.

From Time Magazine Archive

In such cases, the Rh-negative mother develops an immunity to future Rh-positive babies and may send enough damaging antibodies into the developing child's bloodstream to cause stillbirth, brain damage or a miscarriage.

From Time Magazine Archive