Assume that maternal and fetal ABO blood groups are similar in each scenario tha
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Question
Assume that maternal and fetal ABO blood groups are similar in each scenario that follows. Select all scenarios in which antibodies produced by the immune system of the woman carrying the fetus would be highly likely to target and destroy the RBCs of fetus currently being carried.
1 a Rh+ woman, with no history of prior blood transfusion, pregnant for the first time, carrying a Rh- fetus
2.a Rh- woman with no history of prior blood transfusion, pregnant for the first time, carrying a Rh+ fetus
3.a Rh+ woman who previously received a blood transfusion from a ABO compatible, Rh- donor and received no Rho-Gam treatment, now pregnant for her first time and carrying a Rh- fetus
4.a Rh- woman who previously received a blood transfusion from a ABO compatible, Rh+ donor and received no Rho-Gam treatment, now pregnant for her first time and carrying a Rh+ fetus
5.a Rh- woman with no prior transfusion history who previously carried to term and delivered a healthy Rh+ baby, received no Rho-Gam treatment during or immediately following the delivery of her first baby and now pregnant for her second time, carrying a Rh- fetus
6.a Rh- woman with no prior transfusion history who previously carried to term and delivered a healthy Rh+ baby, received no Rho-Gam treatment during or immediately following the delivery of the first baby and now pregnant for her second time, carrying another fetus that is Rh+
7.a Rh- woman with no prior transfusion history who previously carried to term and delivered a healthy Rh+ baby, received Rho-Gam at 28 weeks gestation during the first pregnancy and again immediately following delivery of the first baby, and now pregnant for her second time, carrying another fetus that is Rh+
8.a Rh- woman with no prior transfusion history who previously carried to term and delivered a healthy Rh- baby, received no Rho-Gam treatment during or immediately following delivery of the first baby and now pregnant for her second time, carrying a fetus that is Rh+
Assume that maternal and fetal ABO blood groups are similar in each scenario that follows. Select all scenarios in which antibodies produced by the immune system of the woman carrying the fetus would be highly likely to target and destroy the RBCs of fetus currently being carried.
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H)a
Explanation / Answer
case 6a is fatal one