Rhesus (Rh) incompatibility is amongst the many complications couples face in marriage (Image: Shutterstock) Couples are often plagued by various problems in marriage including fertility and pregnancy ...

I am a B- and my husband is B+ blood group. Do you think I will be able to give birth to a normal healthy baby? I am worried because a friend who is O- gave birth and the baby died, and the doctor ...

No fewer than 34 million women are Rhesus Negative, a Rhesus solution campaigner, Mrs Funmilayo Banire, has said. This, she said, accounted for the high rate of still births and loss of babies due to ...

If the blood of a pregnant woman is rhesus-negative (Rh-negative) and the blood of the foetus is rhesus-positive (Rh-positive), the woman may develop antibodies, which can cause severe harm to ...

Perhaps, many are conversant with the practical concept of genotype or genotypic compatibility. Either via counseling, class lectures, health awarenesses, personal research etc, anyone would ...

The rhesus factor is an inherited characteristic of the red blood cells (erythrocytes). It acts as an antigen, i.e. Rh-negative people can produce antibodies against foreign Rh-positive blood cells in ...

The new noninvasive test, using a blood sample of the pregnant woman, is as reliable as the conventional test using a blood sample of the newborn. Studies on benefit and harm are still lacking. If the ...