Rh Disease kills 50,000 fetuses and 114,000 newborns annually

When sharing my website Dating by Blood Type http://www.datebytype.com I continue receiving responses such as “blood type incompatibility in pregnancies is no longer a medical issue due to pharmaceutical miracles”. Sounds good. However: A treatment developed over 50 years ago to prevent Rh disease—an often-fatal condition in fetuses and newborns—only reaches half of the women in the world who need it, according to a study led by researchers at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/globally-only-half-women-get-treatment-preventable-killer-newborns A previous study estimated that complications of the disease may be linked to the deaths of at least 50,000 fetuses and 114,000 newborns worldwide annually. Rh negative women deserve the opportunity to find a partner who is … Continue reading Rh Disease kills 50,000 fetuses and 114,000 newborns annually