Question
The newborn aspirated amniotic fluid at birth, and the doctor diagnosed it with newborn pneumonia. One week later, it was diagnosed with ABO hemolytic disease. The mother’s blood type is O, and the father’s is A. What could be the reason for this?
Answer
ABO hemolytic disease typically occurs when the mother’s blood type is O and the child’s blood type is A or B. It is recommended to perform a blood type test on the child to determine the specific blood type. If diagnosed with ABO hemolytic disease, medication treatment, phototherapy, or blood transfusion may be adopted based on the condition. If there are no other discomfort symptoms, it may be considered as breast milk jaundice. In this case, more sunlight exposure and probiotic supplementation may help improve the situation.