The book gives the example of an Rh- Mother and Rh+ fetus. You used a similar example in the video. But what happens in the reverse? Is there no problem because the antibodies from the mother don't view the baby as a threat; so, there is no need for a treatment like RhoGam for later pregnancies?

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The book gives the example of an Rh- Mother and Rh+ fetus. You used a similar example in the video. But what happens in the reverse? Is there no problem because the antibodies from the mother don't view the baby as a threat; so, there is no need for a treatment like RhoGam for later pregnancies?

I sent this question to the professor, but maybe I should have asked Bartleby.

 

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