Just like blood type, the Rh factor is also inherited from the parents; it can be either negative or positive. Rh factor simply means that a person’s blood has certain specific characteristics.

Your blood type depends on which genes you inherited from your parents and – combined with your partner's blood type – will determine which blood type your children will have. Photo: unsplash.com If ...

In March, the U.S. FDA reported a major shortage of Rhogam, the anti-D immune globulin most widely used to prevent Rh factor incompatibility in pregnancy. Without treatment, second and subsequent ...