and a woman with Rh-positive blood need not worry at all. Problems arise only with Rh-negative mothers and Rh-positive babies. Usually the first pregnancy goes fine. It's a subsequent Rh-positive ...

Background: In emergency situations O negative blood (O-) transfusion may be required before standard compatibility tests can be completed. An increase in the use of emergency O-in our paediatric ...

NIH defines Rh incompatibility as a condition that occurs during pregnancy if a woman has Rh-negative blood and her baby has Rh-positive blood. Other than the four blood groups (A, B, AB and O ...

O negative blood is often considered the 'universal ... it may affect a patient's health during pregnancy. Since a baby can inherit the Rhesus factor from either parent, issues might occur when ...

A woman nearing the end of her pregnancy had a brief, but terrifying, moment when she spotted blood pooling on her kitchen floor. With her due date imminent, she feared the worst—until she ...

Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140% over the past three decades with heart disease a major cause, according to the American Heart Association.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) — such as gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension and preeclampsia — affect 15% of women during their reproductive years. Marked by high blood ...

Many moms-to-be opt for blood ... pregnant women each year who have a cell-free DNA test, 1 in 10,000 will get a result back that is unusual and difficult to interpret, neither positive or ...