The significance of anti-C sensitization in pregnancy.
A study of maternal blood samples from 280,000 pregnancies in an 8-year period has shown 38 examples of anti-C (without anti-D) sensitization. This frequency (0.14/1000 pregnancies) was lower than that previously found for anti-c (0.63/1000 pregnancies) and for anti-D (2.55/1000 pregnancies). Although most of the 38 babies born to mothers with anti-C were unaffected by haemolytic disease of the newborn and none was anaemic at birth, two required exchange transfusion for hyperbilirubinaemia and one a top-up transfusion. Five cord blood samples had a positive direct antiglobulin test.
D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*
D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System