See Also: Hemolytic disease of the newborn(health)
Disease, hemolytic of the newborn(health)
haemorrhagic disease of newborn(medicine)
disease, haemolytic, of the newborn(medicine)
ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn(medicine)
haemorrhagic disease of the newborn(medicine)
haemolytic disease of the newborn(medicine)
haemolytic disease of newborn(medicine)
hyaline membrane disease of the newborn(medicine)
hemolytic anaemia(medicine)

Hemolytic disease of the newborn (health)


Also called Rh disease or erythroblastosis, hemolytic disease results when a woman who is Rh-negative (meaning she does not carry the Rh protein in her blood) has a fetus who is Rh-positive and her immune system makes antibodies against the fetus's blood. The disorder is treated with a compound that prevents the woman's immune system from making antibodies.