It's theorized that this condition is the reason why Catherine of Aragon produced a single healthy baby, that being Mary, and then her next pregnancy resulted in a son that only lived a few weeks and then all subsequent pregnancies resulted in miscarriages.
Mary was not Catherine’s first baby, that was the son, Henry Duke of Cornwall that only lived a few weeks and then died of GI issues/possible infection. Mary came years after Henry. Catherine also had multiple stillbirths as well as miscarriages.
I was actually affected by this disease when I was a newborn! I was delivered 2 weeks premature during the collapse of the Soviet Union, and my life saving operation the day the dissolution was announced publically. Background: I had an older brother who was born just fine, an older sister who only survived about 10 days after birth, then myself. We didnt have the drug available for whatever reason, so the only solution was the fully cycling my mother's blood cells and anti-bodies out replacing it with donor blood. 100% blood replacements only work on fresh babies and it was still an incredibly risky proceedure with an over 90% mortality rate (I've heard people say 99% but that seems a bit dramatic to say...), and I was seen as kind of a miracle baby. I was a normal healthy baby afterwards, except that I could not stand being swaddled, apparently due to the method of restraint they used during the opertation, and still to this day will go into a panic if I can't move my limbs freely.
I survived HDFN at birth before the shot was introduced -- just barely. Ten blood transfusions, over a month in the hospital, no painkillers, little parental contact -- no one wants their child to go through this. My mother also had two stillbirths. Thanks for the video.
My mom who was B- got this when she was pregnant with me because my dad is A+ and so was my older sister and as it turned out so am I. This is definitely a problem as this is a life saving drug and important to keeping babies safe.
15 years ago my rh positive husband and I (rh negative) were told rhogam was not medically necessary. My mother is a L&D nurse I know better. We argued with the insurance and at one point they actually said we need to calm down as it wasn't a matter of life and death. I got the rhogam eventually.
Also, don't stress if you got it while pregnant but didn't get the postnatal dose. Babies cord blood is tested to determine if they are Rh negative and you may not have been eligible if they turned out Rh positive.
Or if you happened to have the shot recently enough before giving birth. That happened with me one time. I had some unexpected heavy vaginal bleeding while pregnant, so my OB prescribed a rhogam shot at my next prenatal appointment, just to be safe. I gave birth like a week later, so I didn’t need a postpartum dose, even though my baby was Rh positive.
Please do a follow up about Anti-K, my husband and I are both O- but I am Anti-K, I was given the shot for two pregnancies after I lost my twins but then told 2 days before the birth of my 4th child that it was wasted on me, this was before shortages, and could have been prevented with more information, 3 out of 4 doctors I saw during these pregnancies had never heard of Anti-K and didn't look into it either, 2 just insisted I get the shot despite both of us being O-.
Yes. Kell, Duffy, Lutheran, MNS, Diego, Kidd, etc. The "minor" blood groups are also why the best blood for transfusion has been cross matched, and not just screened by ABO and Rh groups.
This testing is usually in the scope of blood bank (immunohematology) laboratory technicians and laboratory scientists. Don't forget us when you're supporting allied health professions.
Just saying i got my 4th childs in canada the 05/20 and never hear or got any issue and we did need it for all of them. and they do they test for postnatal dose free of charge of course.
I've heard about this before, but I've always wondered why the focus is on the Rh antigen. Would a mother with O+ blood need this if her baby had A+ or B+ blood? And would the same drug work, or is this drug specific to the Rh antigen?
I don't think so I'm O+ and found out after I had my daughter she was A+ and did not need a shot we were both fine. But to be honest I think it's a good idea for couples to know what blood type they are to prevent this.
Are we a victim of our own success in this case? The antibodies need to be obtained from somebody who has been sensitized through exposure, and by making sure fewer Rh negative women get sensitized, the pool of people able to donate the plasma to make the drug is smaller.
I think Reading the Past or History Calling has done a video debunking this theory, unfortunately. Anne and Henry had more than one child together that didn't survive infancy and Mary wasn't their firstborn.
It's theorized that this condition is the reason why Catherine of Aragon produced a single healthy baby, that being Mary, and then her next pregnancy resulted in a son that only lived a few weeks and then all subsequent pregnancies resulted in miscarriages.
Mary was not Catherine’s first baby, that was the son, Henry Duke of Cornwall that only lived a few weeks and then died of GI issues/possible infection. Mary came years after Henry. Catherine also had multiple stillbirths as well as miscarriages.
I was actually affected by this disease when I was a newborn! I was delivered 2 weeks premature during the collapse of the Soviet Union, and my life saving operation the day the dissolution was announced publically. Background: I had an older brother who was born just fine, an older sister who only survived about 10 days after birth, then myself. We didnt have the drug available for whatever reason, so the only solution was the fully cycling my mother's blood cells and anti-bodies out replacing it with donor blood. 100% blood replacements only work on fresh babies and it was still an incredibly risky proceedure with an over 90% mortality rate (I've heard people say 99% but that seems a bit dramatic to say...), and I was seen as kind of a miracle baby. I was a normal healthy baby afterwards, except that I could not stand being swaddled, apparently due to the method of restraint they used during the opertation, and still to this day will go into a panic if I can't move my limbs freely.
I survived HDFN at birth before the shot was introduced -- just barely. Ten blood transfusions, over a month in the hospital, no painkillers, little parental contact -- no one wants their child to go through this. My mother also had two stillbirths. Thanks for the video.
My mom who was B- got this when she was pregnant with me because my dad is A+ and so was my older sister and as it turned out so am I. This is definitely a problem as this is a life saving drug and important to keeping babies safe.
Not a going concern of mine, but good information to have! Thank you
15 years ago my rh positive husband and I (rh negative) were told rhogam was not medically necessary. My mother is a L&D nurse I know better. We argued with the insurance and at one point they actually said we need to calm down as it wasn't a matter of life and death. I got the rhogam eventually.
Also, don't stress if you got it while pregnant but didn't get the postnatal dose. Babies cord blood is tested to determine if they are Rh negative and you may not have been eligible if they turned out Rh positive.
Or if you happened to have the shot recently enough before giving birth. That happened with me one time. I had some unexpected heavy vaginal bleeding while pregnant, so my OB prescribed a rhogam shot at my next prenatal appointment, just to be safe. I gave birth like a week later, so I didn’t need a postpartum dose, even though my baby was Rh positive.
Please do a follow up about Anti-K, my husband and I are both O- but I am Anti-K, I was given the shot for two pregnancies after I lost my twins but then told 2 days before the birth of my 4th child that it was wasted on me, this was before shortages, and could have been prevented with more information, 3 out of 4 doctors I saw during these pregnancies had never heard of Anti-K and didn't look into it either, 2 just insisted I get the shot despite both of us being O-.
Yes. Kell, Duffy, Lutheran, MNS, Diego, Kidd, etc. The "minor" blood groups are also why the best blood for transfusion has been cross matched, and not just screened by ABO and Rh groups.
Thank you Healthcare Triage!
This testing is usually in the scope of blood bank (immunohematology) laboratory technicians and laboratory scientists. Don't forget us when you're supporting allied health professions.
Just saying i got my 4th childs in canada the 05/20 and never hear or got any issue and we did need it for all of them. and they do they test for postnatal dose free of charge of course.
chart at 1:19 is missing If you have B+ you can Receive B-
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I've heard about this before, but I've always wondered why the focus is on the Rh antigen. Would a mother with O+ blood need this if her baby had A+ or B+ blood? And would the same drug work, or is this drug specific to the Rh antigen?
I don't think so I'm O+ and found out after I had my daughter she was A+ and did not need a shot we were both fine. But to be honest I think it's a good idea for couples to know what blood type they are to prevent this.
Are we a victim of our own success in this case? The antibodies need to be obtained from somebody who has been sensitized through exposure, and by making sure fewer Rh negative women get sensitized, the pool of people able to donate the plasma to make the drug is smaller.
If only Henry VIII had this drug
Or Queen Anne...
or Gandalf 🤔.
I think Reading the Past or History Calling has done a video debunking this theory, unfortunately. Anne and Henry had more than one child together that didn't survive infancy and Mary wasn't their firstborn.
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First thoughts: Please don't let be the blood incompatibility one...' -Shit!
I wonder how antivaxxers feel about this shot.
Oh, "increased demand" you mean forced births? Huh.