Dear Mums,
I wonder if you can help answer this question, as no one in my midwife team seems to have an answer and it’s virtually impossible to find a clear and evidenced answer online:
I’m Rh Negative and my baby ( due date 13 December) is Rh Positive. I found this out via a blood test and I was given and Anti-D injection at 28weeks to avoid risk of sensitization during the pregnancy.
The guideline says that the injections protects you for 6 weeks and that I need to have another anti-D injection no longer than 72h after the birth.
My question is this: can I have an injections now ( 38weeks) instead of one after the birth?
Reason : I’m having the baby at home, and I would rather not travel to the hospital straight after he is born to have the injection. If the injections protects you from sensitization before the risk of our bloods mixing ( in this case during the birth) can’t I have the injection now instead of waiting for the sensitization to happen?
Thank you for your help!