EBB 329 - Q & A about Blood Types, Rh Incompatibility in Pregnancy, and the Rhogam Shot

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're exploring the fascinating science of blood types and blood incompatibility in pregnancy. You’ll learn about the basics of blood types, how they are inherited, and why knowing your blood type is crucial—especially during pregnancy. Rebecca and Sara also discuss the implications of Rh incompatibility, ABO incompatibility, and other rare blood types on maternal and fetal health.

(17:15) Rhogam Injection: Preventing Rh Incompatibility Complications

(18:23) Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn: RH Incompatibility

(20:24) Rh Sensitization: Newborn Hemolytic Complications

(21:33) Rh Incompatibility Risk in Pregnancy Testing

(22:45) Global Shortages Impacting Postpartum Rhogam Access

(25:15) ABO Incompatibility Impact in Pregnancy

(35:44) Critical Need for Anti D Immunoglobulin Access

(35:44) RhoGAM: Preventing Newborn Disease through Donations

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to do a Q&A all about blood types and blood
0:05.9	incompatibility in pregnancy.
0:11.8	Welcome to the evidence-based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my
0:16.8	PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:28.0	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:31.0	See EB-B-Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:37.6	Hi everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Evidence-Based Birth
0:41.5	podcast.
0:42.8	Today I am joined by Sarah Ailshire,
0:45.2	a doctoral candidate and second year research fellow
0:47.8	at EBB, who is going to join me in talking
0:51.5	about and answering some questions on blood
0:54.4	incompatibility and pregnancy, including
0:57.3	R.H. incompatibility, which is a fascinating topic.
1:01.8	And R. H. incompatibility is a question that we get asked about a lot. So we
1:07.2	addressed it in detail at the Evidence-Based Birth Conference in the spring of
1:11.9	24 as well as answering lots of questions
1:15.3	about it in our pro-member forums. As a reminder if you ever want to personally ask me or
1:22.0	other researchers at evidence-based birth a question, you can do so inside
1:26.7	the EBB Pro membership. And in fact, this summer we released a handout just for Pro
1:32.4	members all about R.H.
1:34.7	Inc compatibility and the Rogam shot for Pro Members to print and share
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