An unusual case of rhesus isoimmunization.
A case of rhesus isoimmunization with spontaneous improvement in severity of erythroblastosis with advancing parity is presented. The isoimmunized pregnant woman after having 3 perinatal deaths all due to severe hydrops fetalis, subsequently delivered 2 Rh-positive surviving infants. In her last pregnancy, the timing of delivery was indicated by cessation of fetal movements, followed by a sinusoidal fetal heart rate pattern. The newborn, needing 5 exchanging blood transfusions, subsequently did well.
D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D012203:Rh Isoimmunization