The mysterious Rh factor-in human blood had disturbed the serenity of many a mother-to-be. For if a wife’s blood were Rh negative and a husband’s Rh positive, their child might be stillborn, or born ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 79-year-old female. I am in generally good health, but have a question about RhoGAM. When I had my children in the ’60s, I was in the original study conducted to see if my AB ...

Put simply: the RH factor is an inherited protein found on the surface of the red blood cells in your system. Having the protein means RH positivity. But if you don't have the protein, you're RH ...

Every year, some 10,000 ailing babies are born in the U.S. to parents with hostile blood types caused by the mysterious Rh factor.† Even with the most modern treatment, the best that doctors could ...

Rhesus incompatibility occurs when a woman with Rh-negative blood is carrying an Rh-positive baby. In this situation, the ...

THE importance of the Rh factor is now well appreciated by both the physician and the layman. Understanding of the basic concept of isoimmunization by blood transfusion or by pregnancy requires only ...

I am a 79-year-old female. I am in generally good health, but have a question about RhoGAM. When I had my children in the ‘60s, I was in the original study conducted to see if my AB negative blood ...

About 5 to 7 per cent of Indians have Rh-negative blood, far lower than the 15 per cent seen in Western populations. The blood type itself causes no health problem. For a woman planning a pregnancy, ...

To the Editor: The editorial "The Rh Blood Factor" in the April 19 issue of the Journal is timely and brings attention to a subject to which physicians as a whole are giving scant regard. Strangely ...