ECENTLY, isoimmunization of the mother by the Rh factor of the fetus and its mechanism have been clearly demonstrated.” 2 On the other hand, only vague references exist in medical literature regarding sensitization by other blood factors. Considering the fact that when red cells pass into the maternal circulation they carry not only the Rh factor but also the blood factors A and B, the M, N, P,...

methods this prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit, princess esra hospital, deccan college of medical sciences, hyderabad, telangana, india. consecutive intramural and extramural neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit with the rh-negative mother’s blood group and hyperbilirubinemia were enrolled. neonates born to rh+ve mothers ...

22 33 1 4 11 M. Placenta praevia 23 36 0 0 5 P. Placenta praevia 24 36 9 4 5 M. Raised B.P. 25 38 4 3 3 M. Rhesus isoimmunization 26 40 2 1 5 P. Anaemia 27 38 0 0 2 M. Placenta praevia 28 38 7 9 11 P. False labour 29 36 4 6 16 M. Antepartum haemorrhage 30 38 10 5 7 P. Raised B.P. 31 35 0 6 7 P. Raised B.P. 32 38 8 4 23 M. Diabetes 33 32 5 6 18 P. Antepartum haemorrhage 34 33 8 2 13 P. Raised B....

AIM To describe a series of patients who received intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia and developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) shortly thereafter. POPULATION AND RESULTS We describe three healthy breastfed newly born infants with isoimmunization-derived hyperbilirubinaemia refractory to phototherapy who were treated with IVIg. Shortly after...