If you don’t have this D antigen, you are rhesus negative. Rh-negative and Rh-positive — sounds more like mathematics than baby biology, doesn't it?

I would if i knew the number. I had my first baby in London and I now love in the Midlands so am worried …

Posted 03/02/2011.

The Rh factor during second pregnancy. Blood Type & Factor play an important role in pregnancy when an Rh-negative (Rh-) woman becomes pregnant with a man who is Rh-positive (Rh+). When you are Rh-negative it means that you do not have a protein called, The Rh Factor, named for the Rhesus Monkey protein or the D antigen, on the surface of your red blood cells. This second category refers to your rhesus factor. If your blood is rhesus positive, you have a protein known as D antigen on the surface of your red blood cells.

Actually, the term "Rh" refers to a particular protein, the Rh factor, that sits on the surface of red blood cells (the surfaces of all cells are dotted with some protein or another).). For example, if the mother is Rh-negative and the father is Rh-positive, it is possible that the child is Rh-positive.

Will i have to have an early jab? Management of rhesus negative patients Rh D immunoglobulin (RhIg) is indicated for the prevention of Rh D sensitisation in Rh D negative women. If you have rhesus negative blood, your fetus may be at risk for health problems. (And isn't math the last thing your foggy pregnancy brain wants to ponder?). Rhesus Negative - What happens in second pregnancy. Rh negative blood type is rare. It leads to a build up of antibodies in the mother’s blood that causes it to fight or react to pregnancy of the second child resulting to death.

In everyday life, the Rh factor is of little importance, but it can be dangerous during pregnancy if an incompatibility between the Rh factor of the mother and that of the child exists. I'm B Neg and 20 weeks in my second pregnancy.

Hi everyone.

I havent yet got an appointment with a midwife as i think i have to wait for a letter. 3.

I'm currently around 3-4 weeks pregnant and in my first pregnancy (10 years ago) I was rhesus negative. EmmaClement. This is true only if the fetus has Rh positive blood. I am rhesus negative i found this put on my first pregnancy. Rhesus negative and pregnancy 15 percent of women are rhesus negative.

The remaining 85% are Rh positive, making them more favorable. Should I be worried about this now or can it wait until my midwife appt? Rhesus-negative blood and pregnancy. Ive tryed asking my doctor but they dont seem to have much idea and said ask the midwife. A simple test followed by treatment can help prevent problems.

I am now 5 weeks into my 2nd pregnancy.

In reference to whole of the world’s population, only about 15% lack the rhesus factor.