Sentences with phrase «rh immune globulin»

There's no need for the Rh immune globulin shot in the unlikely event that the blood test shows that you're already producing antibodies.

If you're Rh - negative, you'll get a shot of Rh immune globulin at least once during your pregnancy, and another after you give birth if your baby turns out to be Rh - positive.

Getting a RhoGAM or other Rh immune globulin shot is a precaution against a situation called Rh incompatibility, which could affect future pregnancies and cause hemolytic disease in the newborn.

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RhoGAM, or Rh - immune globulin, is an injection given to Rh negative women during their 28th week of pregnancy and then again within 72 hours of birth, miscarriage, amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.

Rh problems once caused the most severe form of jaundice, but now can be prevented by giving the mother Rh immune - globulin injections.