I have had a client with this result. We were uncertain if she was pos or neg and so we treated her as pos. after the birth and had Kleihauer and Coombes done, She was Pos. She had declined A/N Anti D. MM
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lindsay Kennedy Sent: Tuesday, 2 August 2005 5:30 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Rh anti-D Further to the discussion about anti-D, I was in clinics today and the subject came up. Woman was Rh - and partner was also Rh -. Dr was happy for her to skip anti-D. After she left he explained that in many instances they give it anyway. He said that the Blood typing system in common use is not entirely accurate and that there can be a partially expressed Rh + that reads as a negative. If this is the case, baby can still be Rh +, despite parents both being negatives. I had not heard of this before. Lindsay -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
