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After delivering a baby- and you get a shot because of the blood type what type of blood is that?

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Confusing question: Women who have a rhesus negative blood type usually receive "rhogam" by injection once during pregnancy & after delivery.This injection helps prevent the mom from developing antibodies to a rhesus positive blood that could harm a rhesus positive baby. It is not given after birth if mom gives birth to a rhesus negative infant, &not used if mom has a rhesus positive blood type.

Answered 4/15/2013

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

See below: This is done because of rhesus incompatibility between the mother and the child. It is done to prevent any immunological response between the mother and the next child. Talk to your OB doctor about your needs.

Answered 4/24/2015

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