Question
A pregnant woman undergoes a hemolytic test at 37 weeks of pregnancy and finds that the fetal hemolytic ratio has risen from 1:32 to 1:128. She is worried whether this condition will harm the fetus and whether it will lead to neonatal hemolytic disease. Is further testing needed, and how should it be conducted?
Answer
Generally, if the pregnant woman has O-negative blood and the husband has A or B blood type, and the fetus also has A or B blood type, hemolysis may occur, but it is not necessarily going to happen. Therefore, the pregnant woman does not need to be overly concerned. After the baby is born, the doctor will handle and treat the situation accordingly.