Question
What is the blood type of a child born to an O-type blood female and a B-type blood male? What is this ‘hemolysis’ the hospital mentioned?
Answer
Based on the parents’ blood types, children born to an O-type blood female and a B-type blood male can have either B-type or O-type blood. Regarding the neonatal hemolytic disease you mentioned, this refers to an incompatibility between the mother’s and the fetus’s blood types, leading to the mother’s antibodies attacking the fetus’s red blood cells, thereby causing a hemolytic reaction. In this case, where the mother is O-type and the father is B-type, there is a possibility of neonatal hemolytic disease. It is recommended that you closely monitor your baby’s health during pregnancy and after delivery, and undergo relevant examinations and treatments under your doctor’s guidance. Additionally, neonatal hemolytic disease does not necessarily cause severe effects on the baby; in many cases, it can be controlled through appropriate medical management.