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Rh incompatibility - series: Part 1

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Rh incompatibility - series
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    • Rh incompatibility occurs when the mother's blood type is Rh negative and her fetus' blood type is Rh positive.

    Update Date: 8/18/2006

    Updated by: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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