Questions: Hemolytic disease and Rh factor Complete the following statements about the role of Rh factor in hemolytic disease of newborns. Not all choices will be used Blood type depends upon antigens as well as whether a person has or does not have Rh factor on the If a fetus is Rh+ and its mother is Rh ; Rh can leak across the placenta and cause the mother to produce antibodies In a subsequent pregnancy with an child, the anti-Rh antibodies could cross the placenta and destroy the unborn child's RBCs. The baby will be severely and hemolytic disease will continue after birth. anemic platelets antigens pathogens white blood cells red blood cells Rh

Hemolytic disease and Rh factor

Complete the following statements about the role of Rh factor in hemolytic disease of newborns. Not all choices will be used

Blood type depends upon antigens as well as whether a person has or does not have Rh factor on the

If a fetus is Rh+ and its mother is Rh ; Rh can leak across the placenta and cause the mother to produce antibodies

In a subsequent pregnancy with an child, the anti-Rh antibodies could cross the placenta and destroy the unborn child's RBCs.

The baby will be severely and hemolytic disease will continue after birth.

anemic
platelets
antigens
pathogens
white blood cells
red blood cells
Rh

Transcript text: Hemolytic disease and Rh factor Complete the following statements about the role of Rh factor in hemolytic disease of newborns. Not all choices will be used Blood type depends upon antigens as well as whether a person has or does not have Rh factor on the If a fetus is $\mathrm{Rh}+$ and its mother is Rh ; Rh can leak across the placenta and cause the mother to produce antibodies In a subsequent pregnancy with an child, the anti-Rh antibodies could cross the placenta and destroy the unborn child's RBCs. The baby will be severely and hemolytic disease will continue after birth. $\square$ anemic platelets $\square$ $\square$ antigens pathogens $\square$ $\square$ white blood cells red blood cells $\square$ Rh

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Blood type and Rh factor

Blood type is determined by the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells. The Rh factor is another antigen that may or may not be present.

Step 2: Rh incompatibility during pregnancy

If a fetus is Rh+ (inherited from the father), and the mother is Rh-, fetal red blood cells can enter the mother's circulation (typically during delivery). The mother's immune system recognizes the Rh factor as foreign and produces anti-Rh antibodies.

Step 3: Subsequent pregnancies

In a subsequent pregnancy with another Rh+ fetus, the mother's anti-Rh antibodies can cross the placenta and attack the fetus's red blood cells, causing hemolytic disease of the newborn.