Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking an Rh factor.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
- adjective of persons (or their blood) lacking the Rh factor present in their red blood cells
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Examples
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For the 12 percent of pregnant women in the United States who have Rh-negative blood type -- and particularly for the small fraction of these women who make antibodies that can attack their fetus' blood if it's Rh-positive -- this test is a godsend.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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For the 12 percent of pregnant women in the United States who have Rh-negative blood type -- and particularly for the small fraction of these women who make antibodies that can attack their fetus' blood if it's Rh-positive -- this test is a godsend.
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Are We Ready to Embrace Prenatal Blood Tests? M.D. Adam Wolfberg 2011
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Injecting an Rh-negative mother with Rh-immune globulin RhoGAM at the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy can prevent Rh sensitization.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Injecting an Rh-negative mother with Rh-immune globulin RhoGAM at the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy can prevent Rh sensitization.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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If you are Rh-negative and you were carrying an Rh-positive fetus, there is a small chance that you have been exposed to Rh-positive blood cells from the fetal tissue during the miscarriage.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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If the initial Rhesus status test shows that your blood is Rh-negative, a second blood test will be done when you are 26 to 28 weeks pregnant see page 56.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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To prevent antibodies from being made, women who are Rh-negative are tested for antibodies to Rh and are given RhoGAM shots during pregnancy and after delivery.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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•Offer tests for gestational diabetes, anemia, and, if you are Rh-negative, check if you have developed antibodies to the Rh factor
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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This determines whether your blood is Rh-negative you do not have Rh protein on your red blood cells or Rh-positive.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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If your blood type is Rh-negative, you will need a shot within seventy-two hours of the miscarriage.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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