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How rhesus factor affects your unborn child

The Rh factor can cause problems if you (woman) are
Rh negative and your foetus is Rh positive

Dear Dr Ombeva,

I am a B- and my husband is B+ blood group. Do you think I will be able to give birth to a normal healthy baby? I am worried because a friend who is O- gave birth and the baby died, and the doctor told her it is because the husband is B+. What can I do to avoid the same fate?

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