Rh D Hemolytic disease of the newborn or Rh disease Rh disease (also known as rhesus isoimmunization, Rh (D) disease) is a type of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). HDFN due to anti-D antibodies is the proper and currently used name for this disease as the Rh blood group system actually has more than 50 antigens and not only D-antigen. The term “Rh Disease” is not the current terminology but it is commonly used to refer to HDFN due to anti-D antibodies, and prior to the discovery of anti-Rho(D) immune globulin, it was the most common type of HDFN. The disease ranges from mild to severe, and occurs when Rh-D negative women with anti-D antibodies present are pregnant with an Rh-D positive fetus. … Continue reading The “Rh Disease” Explained