title: ABO and Rh(D) blood group distribution and their implication for feto-maternal incompatibility among the Palestinian population.
abstract: ABO and Rh(D) blood group distribution was evaluated among Palestinian women in the southern area of the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Eleven per cent of women were Rh(D) negative. The review of the last 12,169 deliveries at Makassed Hospital showed that 4.8% of Rh(D)-negative mothers gave birth to Rh(D)-positive infants with haemolytic disease of the newborn. Thirty per cent of A or B infants born to O Rh(D)-positive mothers had a positive direct antiglobulin test with the presence of allo-immune A or B antibody in infant serum. ABO incompatibility was a major reason for phototherapy during the 1st week of life. Results and possibilities for prevention are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dudin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rambaud-Cousson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Badawi
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Da'na
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thalji
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hannoun
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D003906:Developing Countries; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010789:Phototherapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; C026410:Rho(D) antigen