An Rh-Negative Mother Will Need a Special Treatment If She

question 39

Multiple Choice

An Rh-negative mother will need a special treatment if she gives birth to an Rh-positive baby. The treatment involves the destruction of any stray blood cells from the baby that pass into the mother's bloodstream. Why is this necessary?

• A) The mother's immune system will attack the Rh-positive cells and produce antibodies that will attack a fetus in a subsequent pregnancy.
• B) The mother's immune system will attack her own blood cells and the cells in the fetus of a subsequent pregnancy.
• C) Without this treatment, the mother's immune system will attack only her own blood cells.
• D) Without this treatment, antibodies will be formed in breast milk, which could harm the baby.

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