AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Which one pair of parents out of the following is most likely get a child who would suffer from hemolytic disease of the new- born

    A) \[\text{R}{{\text{h}}^{+}}\]mother and\[R{{h}^{-}}\]father

    B) \[R{{h}^{-}}\]mother and\[R{{h}^{-}}\]father

    C) \[\text{R}{{\text{h}}^{+}}\]mother and\[\text{R}{{\text{h}}^{+}}\]father

    D)  \[R{{h}^{-}}\]mother and\[\text{R}{{\text{h}}^{+}}\]father

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Rhesus antibodies are formed in the plasma of \[R{{h}^{-}}\]woman who have been pregnanted with \[R{{h}^{+}}\] babies if the foetal blood leaks across the placenta during the birth of \[R{{h}^{+}}\] baby. Later\[R{{h}^{+}}\] foetus would be at risk and may suffer from hemolysis.


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