Hi, I was wondering if someone out there could give me some advice on this. I am 0+, my husband is A+. Our two children are A+ and as a consequence they both were quite badly jaundiced shortly after birth - ABO incompatibility. They both received intensive phototherapy and we had to stay in the hospital for a week until the bilirubin levels settled.
Currently I am pregnant with our third baby and I am wondering: is this baby going to be A+ (I understand that the likelihood is really high) and more importantly if it is A+, is it inevitable that the baby will be jaundiced due to ABO incompatibility?
I would really like to have a homebirth this time round. The above is not a reason not to but I will have to prepare myself for a hospital stay after the baby's born.
My midwife appointment is not until mid August and I thought I would ask if someone can shed some light on this. Thank you.
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Blood groups - jaundice
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Zuzi · 05/07/2011 14:01
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