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RH hemolytic disease

• "hemolytic" means breaking down of red blood cells
• "erythroblastosis" refers to making of immature red blood cells
• "fetalis" refers to fetus

The mothers body think that the baby is forgin and starts attacking it beacuse its RH value is + and the mother is- that is what miss carages are and still births

Mother's Blood Type
O
A
B
Baby's Blood Type
A or B
B
A

If my parents was a - and a + my sister would not be here and if she was she would have some issues
After birth:
severe hyperbilirubinemia and jaundiceThe baby's liver is unable to handle the large amount of bilirubin that results from red blood cell breakdown. The baby's liver is enlarged and anemia continues.
kernicterusKernicterus is the most severe form of hyperbilirubinemia and results from the buildup of bilirubin in the brain. This can cause seizures, brain damage, deafness, and death.