Awareness of Rhesus factor

What is Rhesus or Rh factor?

In human RBC(red blood cell) one type of antigen can be present which is similar to Rhesus macacus or monkey’s blood cell antigen that’s call Rh factor or antigen D.

Rh positive (+)- Those who have the this antigen D in RBC they called Rh positive person. Normally we denote it B+,O+ etc where + signify the Rh status.

Rh negative(-) - Those who don’t have the this antigen D in RBC they called Rh negetive person. Normally we denote it A-,B- etc where - signify the Rh status.

Statistics in the world-In India 80-82% peoples are Rh+ and 18-20% is Rh- where us in Japan, China or entire Africa’s almost everyone is Rh+.

The main problem—Now I said that in India Rh positive & negative ratio is almost 80:20 so we often see in married couple where wife is Rh- and husband is Rh+.

What problem can arise then?

Now in case of pregnancy first child (remember it 1st pregnancy) can be born but after the born child can be suffer in one type of jaundice and after that in 2nd, 3rd, or latter pregnancy the baby will be die in uterus.
Why?

Now in case of Rh- wife & Rh+ husband their baby’s Rh factor will be Rh+ because Rh+ is the “dominant factor”. Now baby’s (in embryo stage) Rh+ RBC when mixed with mother’s Rh- RBC via uterus then in mother’s blood serum one type of antibody will be create automatically which is called “Anti-Rh+ factor” .This antibody will present in future in mother blood serum which will destroy the RBC of next baby or later and as a result baby will be die at the uterus. This is called Hydrops foetalis.
As I say also first child can suffer in jaundice because it’s also face the same effect (if antibody form quickly in mother serum) partially which is called Erythro blastosis foetalis.

Awareness-

1.Check your blood group Rh factor before marriage. Marriage in same Rh factor is recommended

2. If that’s not happen then take care more in 1st pregnancy.

3. After the first pregnancy long gap also recommend by doctor before second baby. Some times anti body effect become lesser after few year.

Good informative thread...

Any more information available regarding this?

Originally Posted by pumbaa_g

Any more information available regarding this?

If you have any other question then you can ask i will try my best and if i am not able then somebody else will give you answer.I think lot of them aware about that.

Thanks for the info

Originally Posted by pumbaa_g

Good informative thread...

Any more information available regarding this?

As far as I know, in any pregnancy case, the first test the doctor suggests is the Blood Group, which also indicate the Rh factor.
If mother is found Rh- then the doctor suggests same test for father. If father is found Rh+ then there is one specific injection which is administered to the mother.

If mother is Rh+ then no further action is required.

@panchabhut yes you have said correctly specific injection is using now in recent time this is the latest development in medical science but still all the problem has not solved few problem is still arising in case of 2nd and 3rd pregnancy due to this reason.

in today's hectic world, people are not getting time for the 1st child. and you are talking about the 3rd?

Yes that's the valid point mate and also that's my point that's why i mention give the priority to 1st pregnancy otherwise don't know such option will come again or not because "in today's hectic world, people are not getting time for the 1st child"

thanks a lot for the info ...

We should have a complete medical test and match blood groups instead of matching kundlis.

thats more rational

Originally Posted by Gary4gar

We should have a complete medical test and match blood groups instead of matching kundlis.

thats more rational

I have to agree with this thinking.

Absolutely. At least as long as its an arranged marriage.

Originally Posted by panchabhut

Absolutely. At least as long as its an arranged marriage.

yes for sure.
I think this must be made a law.

Originally Posted by mail2sc

yes for sure.
I think this must be made a law.

At least awareness is needed very much because lots of person still not give much importance to the blood test before marriage.

I believe that what you mentioned about mating blood groups is not the only factor, as in there is a readily available solution to this issue.

This can also open the floodgate for Genetic modeling...just imagine parents looking for the perfect groom/bride DNA. Do we really want that to happen?

Would that be very different for a arranged marriage? just match DNA's for that perfect child and you are ready...where is the love factor in that?

I feel HIV test should be mandatory for couples getting married...be it arranged/love/gay or lesbian marriages..