Question
What are the reasons for pregnant women to be concerned about their child possibly developing neonatal hemolytic disease?
Answer
Neonatal hemolytic disease occurs due to blood type incompatibility between the mother and the fetus, where antibodies enter the fetus, triggering symptoms of homologous immune hemolysis. Besides blood type incompatibility, other causes such as hemolytic phenomena due to red cell enzyme or membrane defects can also lead to neonatal hemolytic disease. This type of neonatal hemolytic disease only occurs under blood type incompatibility conditions.