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Complete the following statements to demonstrate your understanding of the Rh blood system, particularty with relation to pregnancy Rh-negative Though the antigens and antibodies in the ABO system are important, another important antigen in matching blood types is the fetus People who have this particular antigen on their red blood cells are whereas people who lack this antigen are Rh factor exposed allergic anti-Rh factor Rh-positive Rh-negative individuals normally do not have antibodies to the Rh factor, but they may make them whento Rh factor During pregnancy, if a is Rh-negative and the is Rh-positive, the may be Rh-positive father Fetal Rh-positivemay leak across the placenta into the mothers blood stream. red blood cells If the mother produces anti-Rh antibodies, these antibodies may cross the placenta Rh immunoglob white blood cells subsequent and destroy the fetal red blood cells in a pregnancy with another Rh-positive child The Rh problem is prevented by giving Rh-negative women an injection, toward the end of the pregnancy and within 72 hours of giving birth to an Rh-positive child mother Reset

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1. Rh factor
2. Rh-positive and Rh-negative
3. Exposed
4. Mother, father, and fetus
5. Red blood cells
6. Subsequent
7. Rh-immunoglobulins

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