Does your blood type – specifically, your Rh factor (positive or negative) – matter in your daily life? Not in the slightest. But when pregnant your Rh status can matter, especially if it's negative.

This study was undertaken to determine whether Rh-positive mothers induce immunologic tolerance or primary sensitization in their Rh-negative daughters as the result of transplacental passage of the ...

One out of every eight marriages in the U.S. is a potentially dangerous mismatch, biochemically speaking. In these 200,000 or more marriages a year, the wife lacks the Rh factor present in most blood ...

The doctor may also recommend a dose of this vaccine for the pregnant woman if she miscarries or experiences any kind of bleeding during pregnancy. Put simply: the RH factor is an inherited protein ...

For pregnant women with rare Rh-negative blood living on the Chinese mainland, Rho(D) immune globulin smuggled from Hong Kong remains their only hope for keeping their unborn babies safe from a ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. My blood type is A negative. I’ve heard this can cause ...